Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary in the US
A surveying and mapping technicians earns a national median of $54,240 a year (mean $58,000) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #497 of 825.
How much does a surveying and mapping technicians earn in the US?
A surveying and mapping technicians in the United States earns a median of $54,240 a year (mean $58,000), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 6% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 58,010 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-3031), ranked #497 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$54,240
per year
Mean
$58,000
per year
Employment
58,010
US workers
National rank
#497
of 825 by median
What a surveying and mapping technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a surveying and mapping technicians (SOC 17-3031) earns a median annual wage of $54,240 and a mean (average) of $58,000. The median is the midpoint — half of surveying and mapping technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 6% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a surveying and mapping technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for surveying and mapping technicians is $54,240, and the mean (average) is $58,000. The median is the midpoint — half of surveying and mapping technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does surveying and mapping technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $54,240, a surveying and mapping technicians earns 6% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many surveying and mapping technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 58,010 surveying and mapping technicians employed nationally (SOC 17-3031), across all industries.
- Where does this surveying and mapping technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-3031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-3031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries