How much do Surveyors make in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Surveyors, the published 10th percentile is $48,450 and the 90th percentile is $91,790. The difference is $43,340, which is 72.6% 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 $49,700 to the 75th at $76,180, covers $26,480.

The mean annual wage is $64,330, which sits above the median of $59,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $75,440 for Surveyors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,791, which is 19.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.9% lower than the Arizona median of $77,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surveyors at $60,791 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surveyors. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $79,500 and employment of 970. That median is 33.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,948, against $60,791 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 175 miles away, with a median of $79,140 and employment of 280. That median is 32.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,970, against $60,791 here.
• Tucson, AZ is 179 miles away, with a median of $73,120 and employment of 140. That median is 22.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,462, against $60,791 here.

Employment share

Surveyors accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (30 of 72,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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.