Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · SOC 17-1022
Surveyors in Fort Collins-Loveland
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$76,880
per year in Fort Collins-Loveland
+2% above
National Median
$75,440
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$36.96/hr
median hourly
Employment
70
jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland
BLS metro-level wage data places Surveyors pay in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO at a median of $76,880 per year ($36.96/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $75,440, Fort Collins-Loveland pays +2% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 70 surveyorss are employed across the Fort Collins-Loveland MSA in SOC 17-1022.
The Fort Collins-Loveland pay distribution spans from $50,700 at the 10th percentile to $106,140 at the 90th — a 2.1× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $61,120 and the 75th at $82,160, so half of Fort Collins-Loveland-based surveyorss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Fort Collins-Loveland, CO covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide CO data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Fort Collins-Loveland
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$50,700
25th Percentile
$61,120
Median
$76,880
75th Percentile
$82,160
90th Percentile
$106,140
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