17 Series · SOC 17-3031
Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $54,240
- Median / year
- $81,630
- Top 10% earn
- +4.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 58,010
- US workers
Surveying and Mapping Technicians earn a median of $54,240 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $54,240, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,520 (10th percentile) to $81,630 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 58,010 US workers. California pays the most ($78,110), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Surveying and Mapping Technicians earn a median of $54,240, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 40% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Architecture and Engineering, it ranks #36 of 36 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.5% by 2033.
- $54,240
- Median annual wage
- Top 60%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #36 of 36
- in Architecture and Engineering
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $78,110. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Surveying and Mapping Technicians (SOC 17-3031) pays a national median of $54,240 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $37,520 at the 10th percentile to $81,630 at the 90th, with a mean of $58,000 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 58,010 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 307 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 7,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 2 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $78,110, which is +44% above the national figure. The top metro is San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA at $101,270 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 58,010 jobs Median $54,240/yr
Median Salary
$54,240
per year
Median Hourly
$26.08/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$58,000
average
Employment
58,010
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$54,240 Bottom 40% higher than 40% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 17-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Surveying and Mapping Technicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 17-series occupations with growth data, Surveying and Mapping Technicians sits on the slower-growing side at +4.5% growth and $54,240 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.5%
About average
Annual Openings
7,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Surveying and Mapping Technicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.4
Writing 3.3
Mathematics 3.3
Active Listening 3.1
Speaking 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Complex Problem Solving 3.1
Active Learning 3.0
Coordination 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Computers and Electronics 4.2
Geography 3.9
Mathematics 3.7
English Language 3.6
Engineering and Technology 3.5
Design 3.3
Customer and Personal Service 3.2
Administrative 2.9
Law and Government 2.8
Administration and Management 2.7
Key Tasks
- ▸ Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators use for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations.
- ▸ Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- ▸ Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- ▸ Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- ▸ Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- ▸ Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- ▸ Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans.
- ▸ Identify and compile database information to create requested maps.
- ▸ Operate and manage land-information computer systems, performing tasks such as storing data, making inquiries, and producing plots and reports.
- ▸ Compare survey computations with applicable standards to determine adequacy of data.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,520
25th Percentile
$45,430
Median
$54,240
75th Percentile
$66,700
90th Percentile
$81,630
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $78,110 | +44% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $76,970 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Minnesota | $73,190 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $62,720 | +16% above national |
| 5 | Maryland | $61,600 | +14% above national |
| 6 | North Dakota | $60,870 | +12% above national |
| 7 | New Jersey | $60,720 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Montana | $60,330 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Ohio | $60,330 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $60,320 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Utah | $59,600 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $59,080 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Iowa | $58,950 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $58,900 | +9% above national |
| 15 | Nevada | $58,790 | +8% above national |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $58,730 | +8% above national |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $58,270 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Wyoming | $58,220 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Colorado | $57,890 | +7% above national |
| 20 | Illinois | $57,470 | +6% above national |
| 21 | New York | $57,360 | +6% above national |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $57,290 | +6% above national |
| 23 | Delaware | $57,130 | +5% above national |
| 24 | Virginia | $56,760 | +5% above national |
| 25 | Maine | $56,470 | +4% above national |
| 26 | Vermont | $56,460 | +4% above national |
| 27 | Indiana | $56,440 | +4% above national |
| 28 | New Mexico | $56,210 | +4% above national |
| 29 | Oregon | $55,790 | +3% above national |
| 30 | Hawaii | $55,580 | +2% above national |
| 31 | Arizona | $54,080 | same as national |
| 32 | North Carolina | $53,160 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Idaho | $52,630 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $51,700 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $50,900 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Tennessee | $50,370 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Michigan | $50,340 | 7% below national |
| 38 | South Dakota | $50,050 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Louisiana | $49,440 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Georgia | $48,810 | 10% below national |
| 41 | West Virginia | $48,530 | 11% below national |
| 42 | Nebraska | $48,080 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $48,040 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Texas | $47,680 | 12% below national |
| 45 | Mississippi | $47,320 | 13% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $46,760 | 14% below national |
| 47 | Alabama | $46,450 | 14% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $46,370 | 15% below national |
| 49 | Kentucky | $46,050 | 15% below national |
| 50 | South Carolina | $43,740 | 19% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $32,370 | 40% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $101,270 | +87% above national |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $92,700 | +71% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $84,360 | +56% above national |
| 4 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $81,120 | +50% above national |
| 5 | Visalia, CA | $80,680 | +49% above national |
| 6 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $79,450 | +46% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $78,790 | +45% above national |
| 8 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $78,110 | +44% above national |
| 9 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $77,640 | +43% above national |
| 10 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $77,060 | +42% above national |
| 11 | Anchorage, AK | $76,970 | +42% above national |
| 12 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $76,560 | +41% above national |
| 13 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $76,140 | +40% above national |
| 14 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $75,990 | +40% above national |
| 15 | Reno, NV | $73,320 | +35% above national |
| 16 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $72,720 | +34% above national |
| 17 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $72,230 | +33% above national |
| 18 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $71,940 | +33% above national |
| 19 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $71,140 | +31% above national |
| 20 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $70,120 | +29% above national |
| 21 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $68,640 | +27% above national |
| 22 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $68,270 | +26% above national |
| 23 | Bend, OR | $67,410 | +24% above national |
| 24 | Santa Fe, NM | $66,310 | +22% above national |
| 25 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $66,130 | +22% above national |
| 26 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $65,310 | +20% above national |
| 27 | Bellingham, WA | $64,900 | +20% above national |
| 28 | Modesto, CA | $64,890 | +20% above national |
| 29 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $64,720 | +19% above national |
| 30 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $64,600 | +19% above national |
| 31 | Boulder, CO | $64,570 | +19% above national |
| 32 | Toledo, OH | $63,720 | +17% above national |
| 33 | Ann Arbor, MI | $63,560 | +17% above national |
| 34 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $63,510 | +17% above national |
| 35 | Bozeman, MT | $62,830 | +16% above national |
| 36 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $62,720 | +16% above national |
| 37 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $62,570 | +15% above national |
| 38 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $62,420 | +15% above national |
| 39 | Madison, WI | $62,400 | +15% above national |
| 40 | Cleveland, OH | $61,860 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Fresno, CA | $61,720 | +14% above national |
| 42 | Duluth, MN-WI | $61,670 | +14% above national |
| 43 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $61,400 | +13% above national |
| 44 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,340 | +13% above national |
| 45 | Grand Junction, CO | $61,300 | +13% above national |
| 46 | Ogden, UT | $61,280 | +13% above national |
| 47 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $61,270 | +13% above national |
| 48 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $61,220 | +13% above national |
| 49 | Green Bay, WI | $61,210 | +13% above national |
| 50 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $61,090 | +13% above national |
| 51 | Salem, OR | $61,090 | +13% above national |
| 52 | Waco, TX | $60,960 | +12% above national |
| 53 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $60,930 | +12% above national |
| 54 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $60,890 | +12% above national |
| 55 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $60,890 | +12% above national |
| 56 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $60,800 | +12% above national |
| 57 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $60,780 | +12% above national |
| 58 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $60,760 | +12% above national |
| 59 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $60,750 | +12% above national |
| 60 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $60,480 | +12% above national |
| 61 | Colorado Springs, CO | $60,480 | +12% above national |
| 62 | Columbus, OH | $60,330 | +11% above national |
| 63 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $60,320 | +11% above national |
| 64 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,290 | +11% above national |
| 65 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $60,280 | +11% above national |
| 66 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,040 | +11% above national |
| 67 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $59,970 | +11% above national |
| 68 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $59,960 | +11% above national |
| 69 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $59,870 | +10% above national |
| 70 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $59,850 | +10% above national |
| 71 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $59,820 | +10% above national |
| 72 | Topeka, KS | $59,770 | +10% above national |
| 73 | Bloomington, IN | $59,730 | +10% above national |
| 74 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $59,550 | +10% above national |
| 75 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $59,520 | +10% above national |
| 76 | York-Hanover, PA | $59,500 | +10% above national |
| 77 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $59,480 | +10% above national |
| 78 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $59,480 | +10% above national |
| 79 | Richmond, VA | $59,480 | +10% above national |
| 80 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $59,440 | +10% above national |
| 81 | Iowa City, IA | $59,350 | +9% above national |
| 82 | Bismarck, ND | $59,260 | +9% above national |
| 83 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $59,170 | +9% above national |
| 84 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $59,170 | +9% above national |
| 85 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $58,850 | +8% above national |
| 86 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $58,780 | +8% above national |
| 87 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $58,780 | +8% above national |
| 88 | Las Cruces, NM | $58,700 | +8% above national |
| 89 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $58,480 | +8% above national |
| 90 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $58,420 | +8% above national |
| 91 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $58,380 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Fayetteville, NC | $58,280 | +7% above national |
| 93 | Akron, OH | $58,150 | +7% above national |
| 94 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $58,130 | +7% above national |
| 95 | Fort Wayne, IN | $58,090 | +7% above national |
| 96 | Missoula, MT | $58,080 | +7% above national |
| 97 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $57,890 | +7% above national |
| 98 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $57,760 | +6% above national |
| 99 | Greeley, CO | $57,740 | +6% above national |
| 100 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,720 | +6% above national |
| 101 | Idaho Falls, ID | $57,650 | +6% above national |
| 102 | Billings, MT | $57,560 | +6% above national |
| 103 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $57,530 | +6% above national |
| 104 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $57,470 | +6% above national |
| 105 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,470 | +6% above national |
| 106 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,410 | +6% above national |
| 107 | Pittsburgh, PA | $57,400 | +6% above national |
| 108 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $57,270 | +6% above national |
| 109 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $57,260 | +6% above national |
| 110 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,240 | +6% above national |
| 111 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $57,200 | +5% above national |
| 112 | Yuma, AZ | $57,090 | +5% above national |
| 113 | Winchester, VA-WV | $57,070 | +5% above national |
| 114 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $56,910 | +5% above national |
| 115 | Wichita, KS | $56,910 | +5% above national |
| 116 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $56,860 | +5% above national |
| 117 | Albuquerque, NM | $56,620 | +4% above national |
| 118 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $56,590 | +4% above national |
| 119 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $56,560 | +4% above national |
| 120 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $56,540 | +4% above national |
| 121 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $56,320 | +4% above national |
| 122 | Pueblo, CO | $56,240 | +4% above national |
| 123 | Savannah, GA | $56,010 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $55,900 | +3% above national |
| 125 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $55,890 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $55,640 | +3% above national |
| 127 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $55,430 | +2% above national |
| 128 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $55,190 | +2% above national |
| 129 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $54,870 | +1% above national |
| 130 | New Haven, CT | $54,290 | same as national |
| 131 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $53,980 | same as national |
| 132 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $53,970 | same as national |
| 133 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $53,930 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Dover, DE | $53,920 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $53,850 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $53,780 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Gainesville, FL | $53,640 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $53,560 | 1% below national |
| 139 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $53,450 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $53,420 | 2% below national |
| 141 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $52,670 | 3% below national |
| 142 | Farmington, NM | $52,670 | 3% below national |
| 143 | Asheville, NC | $52,400 | 3% below national |
| 144 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $52,270 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $52,220 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $52,150 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $51,750 | 5% below national |
| 149 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $51,710 | 5% below national |
| 150 | Charlottesville, VA | $51,690 | 5% below national |
| 151 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $51,390 | 5% below national |
| 152 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $51,060 | 6% below national |
| 153 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,900 | 6% below national |
| 154 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $50,790 | 6% below national |
| 155 | Wilmington, NC | $50,670 | 7% below national |
| 156 | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,620 | 7% below national |
| 157 | Jacksonville, NC | $50,400 | 7% below national |
| 158 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $50,330 | 7% below national |
| 159 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $50,270 | 7% below national |
| 160 | Tucson, AZ | $50,260 | 7% below national |
| 161 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $50,250 | 7% below national |
| 162 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $50,240 | 7% below national |
| 163 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $50,090 | 8% below national |
| 164 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $50,060 | 8% below national |
| 165 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $50,030 | 8% below national |
| 166 | Knoxville, TN | $50,010 | 8% below national |
| 167 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $49,990 | 8% below national |
| 168 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $49,950 | 8% below national |
| 169 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | 8% below national |
| 170 | Bangor, ME | $49,910 | 8% below national |
| 171 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,900 | 8% below national |
| 172 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $49,850 | 8% below national |
| 173 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,850 | 8% below national |
| 174 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $49,780 | 8% below national |
| 175 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,780 | 8% below national |
| 176 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $49,760 | 8% below national |
| 177 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,760 | 8% below national |
| 178 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,670 | 8% below national |
| 179 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,570 | 9% below national |
| 180 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $49,530 | 9% below national |
| 181 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,510 | 9% below national |
| 182 | Amarillo, TX | $49,500 | 9% below national |
| 183 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $49,470 | 9% below national |
| 184 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $49,220 | 9% below national |
| 185 | Lubbock, TX | $49,220 | 9% below national |
| 186 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $49,220 | 9% below national |
| 187 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $49,180 | 9% below national |
| 188 | El Paso, TX | $49,150 | 9% below national |
| 189 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $49,150 | 9% below national |
| 190 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,130 | 9% below national |
| 191 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $48,890 | 10% below national |
| 192 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $48,850 | 10% below national |
| 193 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,810 | 10% below national |
| 194 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,780 | 10% below national |
| 195 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $48,690 | 10% below national |
| 196 | Boise City, ID | $48,670 | 10% below national |
| 197 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,620 | 10% below national |
| 198 | Omaha, NE-IA | $48,550 | 10% below national |
| 199 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,540 | 11% below national |
| 200 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,530 | 11% below national |
| 201 | Springfield, MO | $48,500 | 11% below national |
| 202 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $48,470 | 11% below national |
| 203 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,430 | 11% below national |
| 204 | Lynchburg, VA | $48,410 | 11% below national |
| 205 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,290 | 11% below national |
| 206 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $48,160 | 11% below national |
| 207 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,100 | 11% below national |
| 208 | Lincoln, NE | $48,080 | 11% below national |
| 209 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $48,080 | 11% below national |
| 210 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,080 | 11% below national |
| 211 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $47,960 | 12% below national |
| 212 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,900 | 12% below national |
| 213 | Winston-Salem, NC | $47,890 | 12% below national |
| 214 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $47,880 | 12% below national |
| 215 | Roanoke, VA | $47,850 | 12% below national |
| 216 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,760 | 12% below national |
| 217 | Worcester, MA | $47,710 | 12% below national |
| 218 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $47,700 | 12% below national |
| 219 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $47,690 | 12% below national |
| 220 | Monroe, LA | $47,670 | 12% below national |
| 221 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $47,600 | 12% below national |
| 222 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $47,550 | 12% below national |
| 223 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,540 | 12% below national |
| 224 | Birmingham, AL | $47,520 | 12% below national |
| 225 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,510 | 12% below national |
| 226 | Jackson, MS | $47,500 | 12% below national |
| 227 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $47,460 | 12% below national |
| 228 | Tallahassee, FL | $47,440 | 13% below national |
| 229 | Medford, OR | $47,400 | 13% below national |
| 230 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,380 | 13% below national |
| 231 | Morgantown, WV | $47,360 | 13% below national |
| 232 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,350 | 13% below national |
| 233 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,320 | 13% below national |
| 234 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $47,300 | 13% below national |
| 235 | Huntsville, AL | $47,280 | 13% below national |
| 236 | Corpus Christi, TX | $47,250 | 13% below national |
| 237 | Syracuse, NY | $47,250 | 13% below national |
| 238 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,070 | 13% below national |
| 239 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,060 | 13% below national |
| 240 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $46,980 | 13% below national |
| 241 | Jacksonville, FL | $46,960 | 13% below national |
| 242 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $46,920 | 13% below national |
| 243 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $46,800 | 14% below national |
| 244 | Oklahoma City, OK | $46,800 | 14% below national |
| 245 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,800 | 14% below national |
| 246 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,780 | 14% below national |
| 247 | Tulsa, OK | $46,760 | 14% below national |
| 248 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $46,700 | 14% below national |
| 249 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $46,670 | 14% below national |
| 250 | Rochester, NY | $46,610 | 14% below national |
| 251 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $46,580 | 14% below national |
| 252 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,540 | 14% below national |
| 253 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,420 | 14% below national |
| 254 | Gainesville, GA | $46,250 | 15% below national |
| 255 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,240 | 15% below national |
| 256 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $46,190 | 15% below national |
| 257 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,180 | 15% below national |
| 258 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $46,170 | 15% below national |
| 259 | Charleston, WV | $46,100 | 15% below national |
| 260 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $45,990 | 15% below national |
| 261 | Evansville, IN | $45,900 | 15% below national |
| 262 | Hattiesburg, MS | $45,860 | 15% below national |
| 263 | Midland, TX | $45,860 | 15% below national |
| 264 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,860 | 15% below national |
| 265 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $45,720 | 16% below national |
| 266 | Montgomery, AL | $45,650 | 16% below national |
| 267 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $45,560 | 16% below national |
| 268 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $45,530 | 16% below national |
| 269 | San Angelo, TX | $45,500 | 16% below national |
| 270 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $45,460 | 16% below national |
| 271 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,400 | 16% below national |
| 272 | Columbia, SC | $45,370 | 16% below national |
| 273 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $45,370 | 16% below national |
| 274 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,370 | 16% below national |
| 275 | Goldsboro, NC | $45,310 | 16% below national |
| 276 | Mobile, AL | $45,280 | 17% below national |
| 277 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $45,240 | 17% below national |
| 278 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $45,150 | 17% below national |
| 279 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $45,150 | 17% below national |
| 280 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $44,930 | 17% below national |
| 281 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $44,920 | 17% below national |
| 282 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $44,790 | 17% below national |
| 283 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $44,700 | 18% below national |
| 284 | Dothan, AL | $44,600 | 18% below national |
| 285 | Spartanburg, SC | $44,580 | 18% below national |
| 286 | Lafayette, LA | $44,440 | 18% below national |
| 287 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,410 | 18% below national |
| 288 | Longview, TX | $44,260 | 18% below national |
| 289 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $44,180 | 19% below national |
| 290 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $44,060 | 19% below national |
| 291 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $43,740 | 19% below national |
| 292 | Ocala, FL | $43,220 | 20% below national |
| 293 | Bowling Green, KY | $42,880 | 21% below national |
| 294 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $42,480 | 22% below national |
| 295 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $41,830 | 23% below national |
| 296 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $41,600 | 23% below national |
| 297 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | 23% below national |
| 298 | Florence, SC | $41,430 | 24% below national |
| 299 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $41,160 | 24% below national |
| 300 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,210 | 26% below national |
| 301 | Tyler, TX | $40,060 | 26% below national |
| 302 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $39,590 | 27% below national |
| 303 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,550 | 31% below national |
| 304 | Laredo, TX | $37,350 | 31% below national |
| 305 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,870 | 32% below national |
| 306 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,380 | 33% below national |
| 307 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $33,860 | 38% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Surveying and Mapping Technicians make? ▼
The median annual salary for Surveying and Mapping Technicians is $54,240 ($26.08/hour). The salary range spans from $37,520 at the 10th percentile to $81,630 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Surveying and Mapping Technicians the most? ▼
California pays the highest median salary for Surveying and Mapping Technicians at $78,110/year, which is +44% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Surveying and Mapping Technicians? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Surveying and Mapping Technicians is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Surveying and Mapping Technicians? ▼
Surveying and Mapping Technicians has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 2 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.5 per 100 workers.
Is Surveying and Mapping Technicians a good career? ▼
Employment for Surveying and Mapping Technicians is projected to grow 4.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 7,600 openings are projected each year.
How does Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay vary by state? ▼
Surveying and Mapping Technicians salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $78,110/year, while Alabama pays the least at $46,450/year. BLS data covers 51 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Surveying and Mapping Technicians? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Surveying and Mapping Technicians is San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA at $101,270/year. BLS reports wage data for 307 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay figures in a real decision
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