SOC 17-1022 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Surveyors make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surveyors in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $80,970. The 10th percentile is $60,230 and the 90th percentile is $117,440. Employment is 910.

Median annual wage

$80,970

10th percentile
$60,230
25th percentile
$71,630
Median
$80,970
75th percentile
$104,390
90th percentile
$117,440
Mean
$85,620

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Surveyors, the published 10th percentile is $60,230 and the 90th percentile is $117,440. The difference is $57,210, which is 70.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $71,630 to the 75th at $104,390, covers $32,760.

The mean annual wage is $85,620, which sits above the median of $80,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $75,440 for Surveyors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,544, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% higher than the Colorado median of $79,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surveyors at $76,544 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surveyors. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 1st of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $79,530 and employment of 180. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,972, against $76,544 here.
  • Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $76,980 and employment of 110. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,174, against $76,544 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $71,950 and employment of 60. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,824, against $76,544 here.

Employment share

Surveyors accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (910 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.73 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Surveyors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Surveyors make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surveyors in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $80,970. The 10th percentile is $60,230 and the 90th percentile is $117,440. Employment is 910.

How does that compare with the national median for Surveyors?

The local median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $75,440.

What is Surveyors pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,970 is $76,544. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO compare with nearby metros for Surveyors?

Colorado Springs, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $79,530. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.