Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary
The median pay for surveying and mapping technicians in the United States is $54,240 a year. About 58,010 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,520
- 25th percentile
- $45,430
- Median percentile
- $54,240
- 75th percentile
- $66,700
- 90th percentile
- $81,630
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $78,110
- Alaska $76,970
- Minnesota $73,190
- Washington $62,720
- Maryland $61,600
- North Dakota $60,870
- New Jersey $60,720
- Montana $60,330
- Ohio $60,330
- Rhode Island $60,320
- Utah $59,600
- Wisconsin $59,080
- Iowa $58,950
- Connecticut $58,900
- Nevada $58,790
- Massachusetts $58,730
- Pennsylvania $58,270
- Wyoming $58,220
- Colorado $57,890
- Illinois $57,470
- New York $57,360
- New Hampshire $57,290
- Delaware $57,130
- Virginia $56,760
- Maine $56,470
- Vermont $56,460
- Indiana $56,440
- New Mexico $56,210
- Oregon $55,790
- Hawaii $55,580
- Arizona $54,080
- North Carolina $53,160
- Idaho $52,630
- Missouri $51,700
- Kansas $50,900
- Tennessee $50,370
- Michigan $50,340
- South Dakota $50,050
- Louisiana $49,440
- Georgia $48,810
- West Virginia $48,530
- Nebraska $48,080
- Florida $48,040
- Texas $47,680
- Mississippi $47,320
- Oklahoma $46,760
- Alabama $46,450
- Arkansas $46,370
- Kentucky $46,050
- South Carolina $43,740
By metro area
- San Luis Obispo, CA $101,270
- Los Angeles, CA $92,700
- San Francisco, CA $84,360
- Sacramento, CA $81,120
- Visalia, CA $80,680
- Santa Rosa, CA $79,450
- Vallejo, CA $78,790
- San Diego, CA $78,110
- Anchorage, AK $76,970
- San Jose, CA $76,560
- Minneapolis, MN $76,140
- Stockton, CA $75,990
- Reno, NV $73,320
- Riverside, CA $72,230
- Santa Maria, CA $71,940
- Hartford, CT $68,640
- Bremerton, WA $68,270
- Bend, OR $67,410
- Santa Fe, NM $66,310
- Kennewick, WA $66,130
- Bellingham, WA $64,900
- Modesto, CA $64,890
- Oxnard, CA $64,720
- Albany, NY $64,600
- Boulder, CO $64,570
- Toledo, OH $63,720
- Ann Arbor, MI $63,560
- Baltimore, MD $63,510
- Bozeman, MT $62,830
- Seattle, WA $62,720
- New Orleans, LA $62,570
- Durham, NC $62,420
- Madison, WI $62,400
- Cleveland, OH $61,860
- Fresno, CA $61,720
- Duluth, MN $61,670
- Naples, FL $61,400
- Milwaukee, WI $61,340
- Ogden, UT $61,280
- Lafayette, IN $61,220
- Green Bay, WI $61,210
- Bakersfield, CA $61,090
- Salem, OR $61,090
- Waco, TX $60,960
- Manchester, NH $60,890
- Salt Lake City, UT $60,800
- Allentown, PA $60,480
- Colorado Springs, CO $60,480
- Columbus, OH $60,330
- Providence, RI $60,320
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $60,280
- Des Moines, IA $60,040
- Dayton, OH $59,970
- Washington, DC $59,960
- Houma, LA $59,870
- Cincinnati, OH $59,850
- Boston, MA $59,820
- Topeka, KS $59,770
- Bloomington, IN $59,730
- Cedar Rapids, IA $59,520
- York, PA $59,500
- Harrisburg, PA $59,480
- Philadelphia, PA $59,480
- Richmond, VA $59,480
- Iowa City, IA $59,350
- Bismarck, ND $59,260
- Olympia, WA $59,170
- Indianapolis, IN $58,850
- Las Vegas, NV $58,780
- Las Cruces, NM $58,700
- Charlotte, NC $58,480
- Portland, ME $58,420
- Trenton, NJ $58,380
- Fayetteville, NC $58,280
- Akron, OH $58,150
- St. Louis, MO $58,130
- Fort Wayne, IN $58,090
- Missoula, MT $58,080
- Denver, CO $57,890
- Virginia Beach, VA $57,760
- Greeley, CO $57,740
- Idaho Falls, ID $57,650
- Billings, MT $57,560
- New York, NY $57,530
- Chicago, IL $57,470
- Eugene, OR $57,470
- Portland, OR $57,410
- Pittsburgh, PA $57,400
- Spokane, WA $57,270
- Beaumont, TX $57,260
- Davenport, IA $57,200
- Yuma, AZ $57,090
- Winchester, VA $57,070
- Greensboro, NC $56,910
- Wichita, KS $56,910
- South Bend, IN $56,860
- Albuquerque, NM $56,620
- Canton, OH $56,560
- Auburn, AL $56,320
- Pueblo, CO $56,240
- Savannah, GA $56,010
- Scranton, PA $55,900
- Memphis, TN $55,890
- Norwich, CT $55,640
- Wheeling, WV $55,430
- Phoenix, AZ $54,870
- New Haven, CT $54,290
- Buffalo, NY $53,980
- Nashville, TN $53,970
- Dover, DE $53,920
- Tuscaloosa, AL $53,850
- Gainesville, FL $53,640
- Provo, UT $53,560
- Bridgeport, CT $52,670
- Farmington, NM $52,670
- Asheville, NC $52,400
- Grand Rapids, MI $52,150
- Kansas City, MO $50,900
- Wilmington, NC $50,670
- Baton Rouge, LA $50,620