Best states for a land surveyor

Q: What is the best state for land surveyors?

The best state to be a land surveyor is New Jersey based on land surveyor salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for land surveyors?

The highest paying state for land surveyors is Nebraska based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for land surveyors?

The worst state for land surveyors is Rhode Island, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you want to become a land surveyor at United States Army Corps of Engineers, and you wonder what that means or entails? We have the full list of best states for land surveyors that you can check out, before you begin your journey. Our research shows that New Jersey is the best state in the country for land surveyors.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for land surveyors. New Jersey is the best state for land surveyors, where the median salary is $68,088.New Jersey is the best state, and Pacifica is the city with the highest pay for land surveyors.

10 best states for land surveyors in 2025

1. New Jersey
Total land surveyor jobs: 38
Average annual salary: $68,088
Lowest 10 percent earn: $44,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $103,000
Location Quotient:
0.89
Land surveyor jobs in New Jersey
2. California
Total land surveyor jobs: 131
Average annual salary: $79,464
Lowest 10 percent earn: $51,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $123,000
Location Quotient:
0.83
Land surveyor jobs in California
3. Oregon
Total land surveyor jobs: 43
Average annual salary: $51,578
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $75,000
Location Quotient:
1.93
Land surveyor jobs in Oregon
4. North Dakota
Total land surveyor jobs: 6
Average annual salary: $52,359
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $76,000
Location Quotient:
1.2
Land surveyor jobs in North Dakota
5. Texas
Total land surveyor jobs: 189
Average annual salary: $48,611
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $74,000
Location Quotient:
1.74
Land surveyor jobs in Texas
6. Ohio
Total land surveyor jobs: 76
Average annual salary: $48,310
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $74,000
Location Quotient:
1.39
Land surveyor jobs in Ohio
7. New York
Total land surveyor jobs: 34
Average annual salary: $62,051
Lowest 10 percent earn: $41,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $93,000
Location Quotient:
0.49
Land surveyor jobs in New York
8. New Mexico
Total land surveyor jobs: 9
Average annual salary: $51,987
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $81,000
Location Quotient:
0.85
Land surveyor jobs in New Mexico
9. Connecticut
Total land surveyor jobs: 11
Average annual salary: $53,301
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $79,000
Location Quotient:
0.62
Land surveyor jobs in Connecticut
10. West Virginia
Total land surveyor jobs: 8
Average annual salary: $47,373
Lowest 10 percent earn: $30,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $73,000
Location Quotient:
0.98
Land surveyor jobs in West Virginia

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a land surveyor

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a land surveyor

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	New Jersey	$68,088	$44,000	9,005,644	38
2	California	$79,464	$51,000	39,536,653	131
3	Oregon	$51,578	$35,000	4,142,776	43
4	North Dakota	$52,359	$35,000	755,393	6
5	Texas	$48,611	$31,000	28,304,596	189
6	Ohio	$48,310	$31,000	11,658,609	76
7	New York	$62,051	$41,000	19,849,399	34
8	New Mexico	$51,987	$32,000	2,088,070	9
9	Connecticut	$53,301	$35,000	3,588,184	11
10	West Virginia	$47,373	$30,000	1,815,857	8
11	Washington	$61,161	$41,000	7,405,743	0
12	Tennessee	$48,171	$31,000	6,715,984	23
13	Florida	$44,460	$30,000	20,984,400	144
14	Massachusetts	$48,796	$34,000	6,859,819	32
15	Nevada	$42,825	$27,000	2,998,039	22
16	Alaska	$46,122	$37,000	739,795	9
17	Colorado	$46,316	$29,000	5,607,154	50
18	Louisiana	$46,919	$30,000	4,684,333	10
19	Iowa	$45,148	$29,000	3,145,711	17
20	Idaho	$43,090	$28,000	1,716,943	15
21	Virginia	$44,620	$28,000	8,470,020	94
22	Arkansas	$46,231	$30,000	3,004,279	4
23	Kansas	$46,842	$30,000	2,913,123	4
24	New Hampshire	$46,690	$33,000	1,342,795	5
25	Illinois	$46,383	$30,000	12,802,023	32
26	North Carolina	$42,253	$27,000	10,273,419	85
27	Arizona	$43,394	$27,000	7,016,270	34
28	Kentucky	$44,992	$29,000	4,454,189	6
29	South Carolina	$41,399	$27,000	5,024,369	33
30	Minnesota	$42,713	$28,000	5,576,606	36
31	Wisconsin	$42,734	$28,000	5,795,483	11
32	Wyoming	$38,491	$24,000	579,315	8
33	Vermont	$44,929	$33,000	623,657	0
34	Mississippi	$41,767	$27,000	2,984,100	2
35	South Dakota	$41,778	$27,000	869,666	0
36	Maryland	$40,704	$26,000	6,052,177	45
37	Utah	$39,867	$25,000	3,101,833	15
38	Oklahoma	$40,740	$26,000	3,930,864	6
39	Montana	$39,981	$26,000	1,050,493	5
40	Michigan	$37,082	$24,000	9,962,311	61
41	Hawaii	$45,044	$36,000	1,427,538	0
42	District of Columbia	$37,198	$24,000	693,972	13
43	Missouri	$40,299	$26,000	6,113,532	14
44	Georgia	$38,236	$25,000	10,429,379	46
45	Pennsylvania	$37,466	$24,000	12,805,537	36
46	Nebraska	$31,921	$21,000	1,920,076	20
47	Indiana	$35,412	$23,000	6,666,818	36
48	Delaware	$37,472	$24,000	961,939	4
49	Maine	$35,384	$26,000	1,335,907	4
50	Alabama	$36,870	$24,000	4,874,747	5
51	Rhode Island	$33,184	$22,000	1,059,639	2

Highest paying states for land surveyors

Rank	State	Avg. Land Surveyor Salary
1	New Jersey	$68,088
2	California	$79,464
3	Oregon	$51,578
4	North Dakota	$52,359
5	Texas	$48,611
6	Ohio	$48,310
7	New York	$62,051
8	New Mexico	$51,987
9	Connecticut	$53,301
10	West Virginia	$47,373
11	Washington	$61,161
12	Tennessee	$48,171
13	Florida	$44,460
14	Massachusetts	$48,796
15	Nevada	$42,825
16	Alaska	$46,122
17	Colorado	$46,316
18	Louisiana	$46,919
19	Iowa	$45,148
20	Idaho	$43,090
21	Virginia	$44,620
22	Arkansas	$46,231
23	Kansas	$46,842
24	New Hampshire	$46,690
25	Illinois	$46,383
26	North Carolina	$42,253
27	Arizona	$43,394
28	Kentucky	$44,992
29	South Carolina	$41,399
30	Minnesota	$42,713
31	Wisconsin	$42,734
32	Wyoming	$38,491
33	Vermont	$44,929
34	Mississippi	$41,767
35	South Dakota	$41,778
36	Maryland	$40,704
37	Utah	$39,867
38	Oklahoma	$40,740
39	Montana	$39,981
40	Michigan	$37,082
41	Hawaii	$45,044
42	District of Columbia	$37,198
43	Missouri	$40,299
44	Georgia	$38,236
45	Pennsylvania	$37,466
46	Nebraska	$31,921
47	Indiana	$35,412
48	Delaware	$37,472
49	Maine	$35,384
50	Alabama	$36,870
51	Rhode Island	$33,184

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Total land surveyor jobs:	38
Average annual salary:	$68,088
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$44,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$103,000
Location Quotient:	0.89

Best states for a land surveyor

10 best states for land surveyors in 2025

1. New Jersey

2. California

3. Oregon

4. North Dakota

5. Texas

6. Ohio

7. New York

8. New Mexico

9. Connecticut

10. West Virginia