Hourly Wage for Survey Technician Salary in the United States

Hourly Wage for Survey Technician Salary

How much does a Survey Technician make hourly?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Survey Technician in the United States is $28. While Salary.com is seeing that Survey Technician salary in the US can go up to $35 or down to $23, but most earn between $25 and $32. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Survey Technician in the United States.

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Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Survey Technician Salary $23 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Survey Technician Salary $25 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Survey Technician Salary $28 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Survey Technician Salary $32 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Survey Technician Salary $35 US April 01, 2025
25% $25 10% $23 90% $35 75% $32 $28 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Survey Technician ?

Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is called a land surveyor. These points are usually on the surface of the Earth, and they are often used to establish maps and boundaries for ownership, locations, such as building corners or the surface location of subsurface features, or other purposes required by government or civil law, such as property sales. Surveyors work with elements of geometry, trigonometry, regression a...

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  1. This Job:

    Survey Technician

    1 - 3 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

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    Land Surveyor

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Hourly Wage

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28

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
25
32
28
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Survey Technician in the United States. The average hourly rate for Survey Technician ranges from $25 to $32 with the average hourly pay of $28. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $25 to $32 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $28.

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Skills associated with Survey Technician: Design, Drawing, AutoCAD, Surveying

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