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BLS Pay Range
$46,880–$125,590

What Does a Hydrographic Surveyor Do?

A hydrographic surveyor measures and maps the bottom of oceans, rivers, lakes, harbors and reservoirs with multibeam and single-beam sonar, GNSS and tide data, for navigation charts, dredging, port and coastal engineering.

Hydrographic surveyors work on survey vessels and in processing offices for marine survey firms, engineering firms, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA.

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Hydrographic Surveyor Salary

National Median
$75,440
10th–90th Percentile
$46,880–$125,590

Closest available: BLS does not name hydrographic surveyors. This is surveyors (17-1022) across all industries, with no marine-only figure. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 17-1022 Surveyors, national, all industries. BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.

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