Salary for Land Surveyor Jobs

Updated: 1 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$29K	$58K	$87K
Salary	$36,030 - $86,050
Bonus	$400.89 - $5,192
Profit Sharing	$206.08 - $7,023
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$31,132 - $83,304
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 1 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 379

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Job Listings for Land Surveyor Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Adjunct Faculty - Land Surveyor	Westwood College	Arlington, Virginia
	Westwood College in Arlington is looking for Adjunct Faculty for Land Surveying. Must have a Master's degree and 4 years experience in Construction Management... Indeed
Jan 22	LAND SURVEYOR	Record Jobs Employment Ads	Goshen, New York
	LAND SURVEYOR Must have valid drivers license. Email resume to: PIETRZAKPFAU@PNPENG.COM Found in our Help Wanted - General category. Indeed
Jan 21	LAND SURVEYOR	Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
	Initial consideration will be given to candidates whose applications have been processed by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) on the first cut-off date of 1/25... Indeed
Jan 20	Land Surveyor	Agriculture, Forest Service	Winchester, Kentucky
	as a Professional Land Surveyor. ADDITIONAL... and reports that require land surveyor certification. Serves as a technical expert on all land survey... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Land Surveyor Jobs

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Engineering Consulting	$39,021 - $95,164
Construction	$36,346 - $91,454
Government	$38,405 - $93,554
Undeveloped Real Estate / Land	$34,018 - $88,488
Energy / Utilities	$43,362 - $102,521

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Key Statistics for Land Surveyor Jobs

Gender

	Female 4%			Male 96%
Salary:	Not enough data			$44,149 - $74,760

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

16%

5-9 years

25%

10-19 years

29%

20 years or more

28%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$42,500 - $91,103
Associate's Degree	$39,735 - $81,094
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Land Surveying	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil Engineering Technology (CET)	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 79%		Dental: 56%
	Vision: 36%		None: 20%

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Career Path for Land Surveyor Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Land Surveyor

Salary Range

$31,132 - $83,304

	Survey Party Chief $30,523 - $67,698
	Land Surveyor Assistant $22,712 - $58,787
	Surveying or Mapping Technician $25,918 - $61,472

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Land Surveyor

Salary Range

$31,132 - $83,304

	Land Surveyor, Lead $34,980 - $88,348
	Land Surveyor, Field Supervisor $30,624 - $77,415
	Professional Land Surveyor $42,365 - $90,642

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Highest Salaries By City for Land Surveyor Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity for Land Surveyor Jobs

Highest Salaries By City

Top Cities by Popularity

Highest Salaries By City

1. Dallas, Texas

2. Portland, Oregon

3. Denver, Colorado

Land Surveyor Job Description

People with the job title Land Surveyor typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Land Surveyors

Perform field surveying to obtain data for base plans. Perform construction stake-out and boundary surveys. Produce drawings from raw survey data through the finished product. Maintain and store of drawing files for active projects. Assist in the preparation of land development plans and correspondence.