SOC 17-1022 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Surveyors make in Redding, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surveyors in Redding, CA is $124,160. The 10th percentile is $74,900 and the 90th percentile is $166,770. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$124,160
- 10th percentile
- $74,900
- 25th percentile
- $90,130
- Median
- $124,160
- 75th percentile
- $152,250
- 90th percentile
- $166,770
- Mean
- $124,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Surveyors, the published 10th percentile is $74,900 and the 90th percentile is $166,770. The difference is $91,870, which is 74.0% 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 $90,130 to the 75th at $152,250, covers $62,120.
The mean annual wage is $124,490, which sits above the median of $124,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Redding, CA median is 64.6% higher than the national median of $75,440 for Surveyors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,317, which is 63.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 17.9% higher than the California median of $105,330.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surveyors at $123,317 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surveyors. Redding, CA ranks 3rd of 7 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).).
- Yuba City, CA is 114 miles away, with a median of $133,270 and employment of 50. That median is 7.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,858, against $123,317 here.
- Reno, NV is 135 miles away, with a median of $78,640 and employment of 80. That median is 36.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,851, against $123,317 here.
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 147 miles away, with a median of $128,600 and employment of 370. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,559, against $123,317 here.
Employment share
Surveyors accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Redding, CA (40 of 71,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.71 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 Redding, CA · 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 Redding, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surveyors in Redding, CA is $124,160. The 10th percentile is $74,900 and the 90th percentile is $166,770. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Surveyors?
The local median is 64.6% higher than the national median of $75,440.
What is Surveyors pay in Redding, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $124,160 is $123,317. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Redding, CA compare with nearby metros for Surveyors?
Yuba City, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 114 miles away, at $133,270. Redding, CA ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.