Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary by location
National median: $54,240 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $101,270 | +86.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $92,700 | +70.9% | 860 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $84,360 | +55.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $81,120 | +49.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $80,680 | +48.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $79,450 | +46.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $78,790 | +45.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $78,110 | +44.0% | 3,340 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $78,110 | +44.0% | 440 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $76,970 | +41.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $76,970 | +41.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $76,560 | +41.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $76,140 | +40.4% | 740 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $75,990 | +40.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $73,320 | +35.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $73,190 | +34.9% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $72,230 | +33.2% | 380 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $71,940 | +32.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $68,640 | +26.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $68,270 | +25.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $67,410 | +24.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $66,310 | +22.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $66,130 | +21.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $64,900 | +19.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $64,890 | +19.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $64,720 | +19.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $64,600 | +19.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $64,570 | +19.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $63,720 | +17.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $63,560 | +17.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $63,510 | +17.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $62,830 | +15.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $62,720 | +15.6% | 500 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $62,720 | +15.6% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $62,570 | +15.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $62,420 | +15.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $62,400 | +15.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $61,860 | +14.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $61,720 | +13.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $61,670 | +13.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $61,600 | +13.6% | 470 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $61,400 | +13.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $61,340 | +13.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $61,300 | +13.0% | — | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $61,280 | +13.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $61,220 | +12.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $61,210 | +12.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $61,090 | +12.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $61,090 | +12.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $60,960 | +12.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $60,890 | +12.3% | — | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $60,890 | +12.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $60,870 | +12.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $60,800 | +12.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $60,720 | +11.9% | 750 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $60,480 | +11.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $60,480 | +11.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $60,330 | +11.2% | 430 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $60,330 | +11.2% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $60,330 | +11.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $60,320 | +11.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $60,320 | +11.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $60,280 | +11.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $60,040 | +10.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $59,970 | +10.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $59,960 | +10.5% | 880 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $59,870 | +10.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $59,850 | +10.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $59,820 | +10.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $59,770 | +10.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $59,730 | +10.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $59,600 | +9.9% | 360 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $59,520 | +9.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $59,500 | +9.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $59,480 | +9.7% | 630 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $59,480 | +9.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $59,480 | +9.7% | 450 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $59,350 | +9.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $59,260 | +9.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $59,170 | +9.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $59,080 | +8.9% | 660 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $58,950 | +8.7% | 390 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $58,900 | +8.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $58,850 | +8.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $58,790 | +8.4% | 680 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $58,780 | +8.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $58,730 | +8.3% | 640 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $58,700 | +8.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $58,480 | +7.8% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $58,420 | +7.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $58,380 | +7.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $58,280 | +7.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $58,270 | +7.4% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $58,220 | +7.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $58,150 | +7.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $58,130 | +7.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $58,090 | +7.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $58,080 | +7.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $57,890 | +6.7% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $57,890 | +6.7% | 1,510 | 2025 |