Land Surveyor - Pay and progression
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Pay
Pay for land surveyors varies depending on experience and qualifications.
- Graduate land surveyors typically earn between $40,000 and $50,000 a year.
- Newly licensed land surveyors earn between $50,000 and $65,000.
- After five or more years' experience, land surveyors usually earn between $52,000 and $74,000.
Land surveyors who are managers, business partners or self-employed may earn significantly more than this.
According to the 2006 Census, land surveyors earned an average of $58,900 a year and worked an average of 42 hours per week. This includes full and part-time workers.
This information is provided as a guide only
Career Progression
After two or more years of experience, graduate surveyors can apply to become licensed cadastral surveyors, which gives them legal status to sign off cadastral surveying work.
After gaining five or more years of experience, land surveyors may become team leaders or managers, and they may apply for Registered Professional Surveyor status within the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors.
Some land surveyors start their own businesses, or may move into work as planners with local authorities and councils.
Updated
September 2009
