Income and Benefits

Professional Surveyors are highly-trained, well-paid, sought-after professionals. Many Surveyors also receive benefits and may have the opportunity to become a shareholder in a survey firm.

Salaries vary significantly from one end of the country to the other and depends on either individuals are employees of government agencies, private companies or self-employed.

Professional surveyors’ salaries vary from $55,000 to $220,000 and higher depending on the area of practice and level of responsibility. Surveyors who own their business basically have unlimited earnings.