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Surveyor salary in South Australia

Median base salary
$117,769
per year before tax
Market data · 10 salary reports
Updated 22 July 2026
$60,500 · 10th percentile$117,769 median$176,000 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $97,617 — South Australia sits $20,152 above the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$89,563per year after tax

Take-home on the median Surveyor salary of $117,769 — after $25,851 income tax and $2,355 Medicare levy (2026–27 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,722
Fortnightly
$3,445
Monthly
$7,464
Run your own numbers — HECS, super, deductions →
The Surveyor job market
Employed in Australia
9,700
Median age
39
Work part-time
14%
Gender split
5% women
95% men

National figures · February 2026 · Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (© Commonwealth of Australia), CC BY 4.0

What companies pay

Reported total pay for Surveyor roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.

Total pay (base + bonus) for Surveyor roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Kaefer★ 3.4$174,600$166,700 – $182,501
BHP★ 4.0$155,000$140,000 – $180,000
Exact Contracting★ 4.0$138,272$132,938 – $143,606
Hudson★ 3.9$134,419$129,388 – $139,450
Rider Levett Bucknall★ 3.5$120,000$85,000 – $155,000
Ku-ring-gai Council★ 3.1$100,983$96,910 – $105,056
Donald Cant Watts Corke★ 3.9$89,058$85,660 – $92,437
City of Stirling Western Australia★ 3.6$82,856$79,631 – $86,081
Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection ★ 2.0$79,403$76,239 – $82,567
Heading Contractors★ 4.4$77,024$75,147 – $78,961
Chris Sale Consulting$75,000$50,000 – $100,000
WT (Australia)$74,397$71,279 – $77,514
Australian Container Freight Services★ 3.3$64,875$61,834 – $67,915
Daishsat$62,500$60,000 – $65,000
WT Partnership★ 3.4$62,250$57,000 – $67,500
Intertek★ 3.1$59,930$57,540 – $62,320
North Projects★ 2.9$50,057$48,291 – $51,823

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Salary figures are market estimates built from third-party data and community submissions — they show what the market pays, not what any individual employer will offer. Take-home figures are 2026–27 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.