Land Surveyor III pay range
State of Texas · class code 2058
- Class code
- 2058
- Pay group
- B25
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Land Surveyor III is $69,572 to $114,099 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 2058.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Land Surveyor series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs surveying work involving planning and conducting field surveys; conducting inspections; taking field measurements; and compiling, updating, and maintaining maps.
Examples of the work
Conducts and certifies field surveys, verifies survey accuracy, composes field notes, and prepares survey reports. Collects field survey data and plots survey lines using various instruments, hand-held calculators, computers, and global positioning system (GPS) equipment. Interprets maps, construction drawings, and legal land documents to accurately perform various types of surveys. Compiles and maintains sketches from maps, reports, plots, deed records, field notes, and other documents related to surveys. Calculates and verifies data such as heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
Special requirements
Must be registered as a professional land surveyor by the State of Texas. May require licensure as a state land surveyor by the State of Texas.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.
Nearby classes in Texas
Land Surveyor III in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $5,527 | $7,870 | $66,324 to $94,440 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.