🇺🇸 Quantity Surveyor Salary Guide — USA
USD · Annual · Trainee to Commercial Director · 2026
In the United States, the term Cost Manager is more commonly used than Quantity Surveyor, but the two refer to a job with the same duties. Related US titles include Cost Estimator, Cost Engineer, Contracts Manager and sometimes Commercial Manager. Pay varies widely by state, city and sector. The ranges below are indicative annual figures in US dollars, before tax.
Data source: Live job ad audit · Validated June 2026 · Indicative only
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Gross salary
Low end$50,000/yr
High end$65,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home range$42k – $54k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Federal Income Tax
Social Security (FICA)
Medicare (FICA)
Gross salary
Low end$62,000/yr
High end$80,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home range$52k – $65k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Federal Income Tax
Social Security (FICA)
Medicare (FICA)
Gross salary
Low end$70,000/yr
High end$110,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home range$57k – $86k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Federal Income Tax
Social Security (FICA)
Medicare (FICA)
Gross salary
Low end$80,000/yr
High end$140,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home range$65k – $106k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Federal Income Tax
Social Security (FICA)
Medicare (FICA)
Gross salary
Low end$110,000/yr
High end$160,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home range$86k – $120k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Federal Income Tax
Social Security (FICA)
Medicare (FICA)
Gross salary
Low end$135,000/yr
High end$185,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home range$103k – $138k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Federal Income Tax
Social Security (FICA)
Medicare (FICA)
Gross salary
Low end$140,000/yr
High end$220,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home range$106k – $163k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Federal Income Tax
Social Security (FICA)
Medicare (FICA)
Gross salary
Low end$180,000/yr
High end$250,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home range$134k – $183k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Federal Income Tax
Social Security (FICA)
Medicare (FICA)
USA salary note: Post-tax figures are indicative only and reflect federal income tax plus FICA (Social Security and Medicare). They exclude state income tax, which varies significantly — from 0% in states such as Texas, Florida and Washington to upwards of 10% in higher-tax states like California and New York — so actual take-home will be lower wherever state tax applies.
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