Surveyor Salary in South East

What most surveyors actually earn

Half of surveyors in South East earn between £34,335 and £54,107. Earning above £54,107 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals” group in South East.

How South East ranks for surveyor pay

London tops the table on £54,780 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £38,033. South East is £4,061 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group

Chartered surveyors

SOC 2020 code

2454

Measure

Gross annual pay, all employees

Edition

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “surveyor” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Chartered surveyors”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.