What are the main factors that influence a Survey CAD Tech's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Survey CAD Tech's salary?

A Survey CAD Tech's salary grows with experience: a CAD Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $51,864, a Survey CAD Tech (1-3 years)earns $57,093, a CAD Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $69,212, a CAD Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $76,634, a CAD Supervisor (7+ years)earns $92,393,

What are the highest paying states for a Survey CAD Tech?

Survey CAD Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Survey CAD Tech roles are District of Columbia $70,205, California $69,939, Massachusetts $69,007. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Survey CAD Tech roles make?

Salaries for Survey CAD Tech level roles vary by specialization: Survey Director: $220,609; Survey Consultant: $123,671; Survey Manager: $104,918; Survey Supervisor: $88,408; Survey Engineer: $79,449.

How do different companies affect a Survey CAD Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Survey CAD Tech roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Survey CAD Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Survey CAD Tech make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Survey CAD Tech in the United States is $63,408 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Survey CAD Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,359
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,991 to $70,187
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,059

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Survey CAD Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,187	$5,849	$1,350	$34
Average	$63,408	$5,284	$1,219	$30
25th Percentile	$57,991	$4,833	$1,115	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Survey CAD Tech Salaries

A Survey CAD Tech's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Survey CAD Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Survey CAD Tech's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $51,864
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,093
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,212
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $76,634
Expert (over 8 years): $92,393

Levels	Salary
CAD Suppo... Level Survey CAD Tech	$51,864
Survey CA... Level Survey CAD Tech	$57,093
CAD Suppo... Level Survey CAD Tech	$69,212
CAD Suppo... Level Survey CAD Tech	$76,634
CAD Super... Level Survey CAD Tech	$92,393

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How Do Survey CAD Tech Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Survey CAD Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,205.
California: $69,939.
Massachusetts: $69,007.

District of Columbia $70,205 California $69,939 Massachusetts $69,007 Washington $68,753 New Jersey $68,728 Alaska $68,639 Connecticut $67,764 New York $67,409

Hawaii $66,274 Rhode Island $65,741 Maryland $65,380 Minnesota $64,885 Colorado $64,695 Illinois $64,632 Oregon $64,391 Delaware $64,213

New Hampshire $64,102 Virginia $63,852 Pennsylvania $63,123 Nevada $62,755 North Dakota $62,634 Michigan $62,444 Wisconsin $62,374 Vermont $62,235

Texas $61,848 Maine $61,823 Arizona $61,785 Ohio $61,740 Georgia $61,157 Indiana $60,865 Wyoming $60,808 Utah $60,720

Iowa $60,681 Kansas $60,377 Louisiana $60,288 North Carolina $60,257 Missouri $60,244 Florida $59,997 Montana $59,863 Nebraska $59,737

Kentucky $59,667 South Carolina $59,413 Tennessee $59,255 Idaho $59,191 New Mexico $58,728 Oklahoma $58,627 Alabama $58,253 South Dakota $57,625

Arkansas $57,283 West Virginia $57,099 Mississippi $56,547

Top Paying Cities for Survey CAD Teches

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $79,977
San Francisco: $79,101
Oakland: $77,434

San Jose, CA $79,977

San Francisco, CA $79,101

Oakland, CA $77,434

New York, NY $73,007

Paramus, NJ $72,120

Queens Village, NY $72,116

Passaic, NJ $72,056

Bergenfield, NJ $72,051

Stamford, CT $71,911

Huntington, NY $71,885

Newark, NJ $71,416

Bridgeport, CT $71,283

Vallejo, CA $71,156

New Brunswick, NJ $71,131

Petaluma, CA $71,093

Middlesex, NJ $70,973

Somerset, NJ $70,928

Santa Cruz, CA $70,846

Boston, MA $70,459

Monterey, CA $70,236

Seattle, WA $70,091

Santa Rosa, CA $70,079

Los Angeles, CA $70,059

Juneau, AK $69,895

Washington, DC $69,825

Orange, CA $69,599

Santa Ana, CA $69,432

Long Beach, CA $69,368

Anaheim, CA $69,356

Anchorage, AK $69,324

Santa Maria, CA $69,134

Everett, WA $69,121

Danbury, CT $68,898

Bremerton, WA $68,810

Tacoma, WA $68,582

New Suffolk, NY $68,581

Sacramento, CA $68,563

Santa Barbara, CA $68,493

Trenton, NJ $68,424

San Diego, CA $68,424

Brockton, MA $68,354

Fairbanks, AK $68,198

Lompoc, CA $68,037

Lowell, MA $67,985

Ventura, CA $67,973

Nashua, NH $67,961

Stockton, CA $67,954

Modesto, CA $67,491

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,352

Olympia, WA $67,232

Kennewick, WA $67,232

New Haven, CT $67,206

Lawrence, MA $66,978

Hartford, CT $66,914

Riverside, CA $66,902

New Bedford, MA $66,838

Richland, WA $66,838

Bakersfield, CA $66,750

San Bernardino, CA $66,724

New Britain, CT $66,718

Atlantic City, NJ $66,718

New London, CT $66,693

Norwich, CT $66,674

Portsmouth, NH $66,661

Boulder, CO $66,526

Portland, OR $66,439

Worcester, MA $66,433

Minneapolis, MN $66,236

Philadelphia, PA $66,147

Honolulu, HI $65,938

Saint Paul, MN $65,908

Vineland, NJ $65,894

Providence, RI $65,710

Chicago, IL $65,526

Bellingham, WA $65,450

Springfield, MA $65,399

Baltimore, MD $65,380

Chico, CA $65,221

Pittsfield, MA $65,050

Manchester, NH $64,930

Spokane, WA $64,651

Denver, CO $64,644

Albany, NY $64,346

Troy, NY $64,321

Nassau, NY $64,253

Schenectady, NY $64,188

Wilmington, DE $64,137

Burlington, VT $64,048

Salem, OR $64,023

Portland, ME $63,826

Yakima, WA $63,763

Rochester, MN $63,567

Reno, NV $63,535

Fresno, CA $63,535

Milwaukee, WI $63,478

Detroit, MI $63,414

Ann Arbor, MI $63,404

Allentown, PA $63,395

Colorado Springs, CO $63,288

Syracuse, NY $63,256

Carson City, NV $63,256

Houston, TX $63,167

Eugene, OR $63,135

Gary, IN $63,059

Springfield, OR $63,009

Bismarck, ND $62,996

Galveston, TX $62,951

Medford, OR $62,856

Fort Collins, CO $62,831

Concord, NH $62,799

Austin, TX $62,780

Mesa, AZ $62,647

Reading, PA $62,641

Phoenix, AZ $62,634

Dallas, TX $62,615

Saint Cloud, MN $62,555

Madison, WI $62,470

Utica, NY $62,298

Rochester, NY $62,197

Des Moines, IA $62,191

Raleigh, NC $62,184

Atlanta, GA $62,089

Battle Creek, MI $62,070

Salt Lake City, UT $62,051

Lancaster, PA $61,956

Harrisburg, PA $61,867

Kansas City, MO $61,804

Champaign, IL $61,791

Kansas City, KS $61,791

Fort Worth, TX $61,785

Columbus, OH $61,774

Boca Raton, FL $61,759

Pittsburgh, PA $61,734

Richmond, VA $61,709

Indianapolis, IN $61,696

Cleveland, OH $61,690

Las Vegas, NV $61,614

Cincinnati, OH $61,614

Petersburg, VA $61,518

Huntsville, AL $61,423

Lansing, MI $61,381

Lebanon, PA $61,373

Pueblo, CO $61,366

Appleton, WI $61,347

Buffalo, NY $61,322

Dayton, OH $61,303

Racine, WI $61,290

Charlotte, NC $61,284

Saint Louis, MO $61,265

York, PA $61,227

Elkhart, IN $61,227

Gastonia, NC $61,215

Billings, MT $61,199

Beaumont, TX $61,182

Lorain, OH $61,170

Benton Harbor, MI $61,157

Toledo, OH $61,144

Binghamton, NY $61,113

Rock Hill, SC $61,106

Rockford, IL $61,075

Springfield, IL $61,049

Elyria, OH $61,043

Fargo, ND $61,043

Flagstaff, AZ $60,998

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,960

Duluth, MN $60,922

Miami, FL $60,922

Cheyenne, WY $60,878

Grand Forks, ND $60,878

Bangor, ME $60,739

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,669

Durham, NC $60,642

Louisville, KY $60,637

Grand Rapids, MI $60,624

Hialeah, FL $60,618

Casper, WY $60,529

Scranton, PA $60,453

New Orleans, LA $60,434

Virginia Beach, VA $60,428

Akron, OH $60,396

Peoria, IL $60,314

Sarasota, FL $60,301

Nashville, TN $60,257

Omaha, NE $60,257

Green Bay, WI $60,257

Baton Rouge, LA $60,225

Charleston, SC $60,212

Jamestown, NY $60,181

Davenport, IA $60,181

Tucson, AZ $60,149

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,111

Tampa, FL $60,098

Evansville, IN $60,060

Port Arthur, TX $60,060

Bradenton, FL $60,035

Santa Fe, NM $59,921

Orlando, FL $59,806

Clearwater, FL $59,787

Canton, OH $59,654

La Crosse, WI $59,654

Albuquerque, NM $59,616

Newport News, VA $59,610

High Point, NC $59,591

Ogden, UT $59,565

Corpus Christi, TX $59,515

Norfolk, VA $59,477

Laramie, WY $59,477

Rock Island, IL $59,439

Saginaw, MI $59,426

Jacksonville, FL $59,420

Salisbury, NC $59,407

Boise, ID $59,394

Moline, IL $59,363

Fort Myers, FL $59,344

Memphis, TN $59,331

Tulsa, OK $59,299

Waterloo, IA $59,261

Spartanburg, SC $59,198

Lincoln, NE $59,166

Fort Wayne, IN $59,153

Provo, UT $59,147

Cedar Falls, IA $59,071

San Antonio, TX $59,046

Greensboro, NC $59,020

South Bend, IN $59,014

Savannah, GA $58,944

Muskegon, MI $58,919

Birmingham, AL $58,912

Winston Salem, NC $58,881

Lake Charles, LA $58,728

Anderson, IN $58,716

Lexington, KY $58,697

Augusta, GA $58,678

Greenville, SC $58,678

Lima, OH $58,627

Wichita, KS $58,621

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,621

Columbia, SC $58,564

Springfield, OH $58,551

Asheville, NC $58,449

Bloomington, IN $58,405

Knoxville, TN $58,177

Shreveport, LA $58,170

Wilmington, NC $58,088

Roanoke, VA $58,088

Topeka, KS $57,974

Frankfort, KY $57,967

Oklahoma City, OK $57,923

Chillicothe, OH $57,898

Longview, TX $57,892

Melbourne, FL $57,885

Sioux Falls, SD $57,784

Mobile, AL $57,777

Terre Haute, IN $57,752

Altoona, PA $57,714

Amarillo, TX $57,670

Killeen, TX $57,651

Fayetteville, AR $57,600

Chattanooga, TN $57,581

Sioux City, IA $57,524

Idaho Falls, ID $57,511

Lynchburg, VA $57,460

Gainesville, FL $57,378

Portsmouth, OH $57,346

Little Rock, AR $57,334

Lafayette, LA $57,308

Youngstown, OH $57,308

Daytona Beach, FL $57,270

Clarksville, TN $57,264

Pensacola, FL $57,257

Temple, TX $57,253

Hopkinsville, KY $57,067

Erie, PA $57,055

Florence, SC $57,029

Charleston, WV $56,928

Great Falls, MT $56,896

Macon, GA $56,807

Tallahassee, FL $56,801

Fayetteville, NC $56,788

Waco, TX $56,776

Helena, MT $56,731

Pine Bluff, AR $56,707

Vincennes, IN $56,630

Lubbock, TX $56,604

Alamogordo, NM $56,566

Twin Falls, ID $56,509

Rapid City, SD $56,490

Jackson, MS $56,376

Huntington, WV $56,372

Greenville, MS $56,370

Parkersburg, WV $56,305

Montgomery, AL $56,294

Wichita Falls, TX $56,230

Springfield, MO $56,230

Biloxi, MS $56,199

Monroe, LA $56,135

Johnstown, PA $56,091

Sumter, SC $56,065

Columbus, GA $56,059

Pascagoula, MS $55,939

Abilene, TX $55,939

Kingsport, TN $55,774

Albany, GA $55,774

Gulfport, MS $55,755

Alexandria, LA $55,545

Fort Smith, AR $55,387

El Paso, TX $55,216

Las Cruces, NM $54,930

Harlingen, TX $54,769

Pocatello, ID $54,759

Florence, AL $54,677

Brownsville, TX $54,664

Mcallen, TX $54,531

Dothan, AL $54,442

Columbus, MS $54,065

Altus, OK $53,770

Lawton, OK $53,650

Pierre, SD $53,421

What Skills Can Increase a Survey CAD Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Communication Skills (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Communication skills are your ability to share or understand information, ideas, and feelings successfully.
Computer Aided Design (Mentioned in 9.09% Job Postings): CAD (computer-aided design) is the use of computer-based software to aid in design processes. CAD software is frequently used by different types of engineers and designers.
Civil Engineering (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Communication Skills	4.55%
Computer Aided Design	9.09%
Civil Engineering	4.55%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Survey CAD Tech's salary.

Application Design: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Illustrator: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Photoshop: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Application Design	$74,821	18%
Illustrator	$66,578	5%
Photoshop	$66,578	5%
Consulting	$64,676	2%
Project Design	$64,676	2%
Communication Skills	$64,042	1%

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Survey CAD Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Survey CAD Tech's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$57,991

Average $63,408/year

$70,187

$4,833

Average $5,284/month

$5,849

$1,115

Average $1,219/week

$1,350

$28

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,187	$5,849	$1,350	$34
Average	$63,408	$5,284	$1,219	$30
25th Percentile	$57,991	$4,833	$1,115	$28

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Salary Trends for Survey CAD Tech

Salaries for a Survey CAD Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,116 in 2023 to around $52,966 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Survey CAD Tech salary trends, .

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