The highest-paying states for surveying and mapping technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of surveying and mapping technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $74,420, California is the highest paying state for surveying and mapping technicians. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $69,680). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of surveying and mapping technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $74,420 |
$43,450 | 3,750 |
| 2 | Alaska | $69,680 |
$44,460 | 280 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $63,620 |
$60,450 | 50 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $62,590 |
$37,190 | 990 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $61,790 |
$40,700 | 410 |
| 6 | Oregon | $58,000 |
$39,940 | 590 |
| 7 | Illinois | $57,960 |
$36,730 | 980 |
| 8 | Maryland | $57,900 |
$37,750 | 730 |
| 9 | Washington | $56,540 |
$38,650 | 950 |
| 10 | New York | $53,200 |
$37,130 | 1,780 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $52,790 |
$38,980 | 270 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $52,780 |
$36,210 | 190 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $52,550 |
$41,540 | 820 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $52,000 |
$37,390 | 540 |
| 15 | New Mexico | $49,970 |
$36,300 | 480 |
| 16 | Iowa | $49,740 |
$36,800 | 420 |
| 17 | Ohio | $49,240 |
$36,600 | 1,460 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $48,820 |
$34,820 | 1,060 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $48,630 |
$35,100 | 650 |
| 20 | Nevada | $48,350 |
$34,890 | 400 |
| 21 | Colorado | $47,930 |
$38,690 | 3,030 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $47,580 |
$36,950 | 80 |
| 23 | Idaho | $47,450 |
$37,850 | 460 |
| 24 | Arizona | $47,390 |
$36,210 | 1,080 |
| 25 | Indiana | $47,300 |
$31,050 | 840 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $47,070 |
$28,930 | 160 |
| 27 | Delaware | $46,810 |
$36,300 | 150 |
| 28 | Virginia | $46,770 |
$36,150 | 2,140 |
| 29 | West Virginia | $46,660 |
$28,930 | 490 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $46,410 |
$32,570 | 390 |
| 31 | Kansas | $46,300 |
$36,110 | 550 |
| 32 | Vermont | $46,210 |
$38,800 | 100 |
| 33 | Maine | $46,100 |
$37,890 | 300 |
| 34 | Texas | $45,800 |
$29,960 | 8,550 |
| 35 | Missouri | $45,760 |
$31,430 | 570 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $45,610 |
$29,070 | 1,180 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $45,290 |
$31,440 | 3,960 |
| 38 | Montana | $45,080 |
$37,320 | 390 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $44,770 |
$32,160 | 720 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $44,250 |
$30,640 | 990 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $43,980 |
$33,000 | 150 |
| 42 | Georgia | $42,180 |
$29,230 | 2,220 |
| 43 | Florida | $41,970 |
$30,420 | 4,670 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $40,750 |
$29,510 | 730 |
| 45 | Michigan | $40,490 |
$31,530 | 1,190 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $40,310 |
$23,920 | 590 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $39,370 |
$28,240 | 1,450 |
| 48 | Utah | $38,970 |
$34,260 | 660 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $38,400 |
$28,810 | 910 |
| 50 | Alabama | $37,450 |
$29,400 | 1,100 |
| 51 | Guam | $36,880 |
$23,200 | 50 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,090 |
$19,980 | 200 |