The annual salary statistics of surveying and mapping technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surveying and mapping technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveying and mapping technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveying and mapping technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,480 | 1.95% | 21.69% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | 20.65% | - |
| 2020 | $29,160 | 12.45% | - |
| 2019 | $25,530 | 1.72% | - |
| 2018 | $25,090 | 5.02% | - |
| 2017 | $23,830 | -23.16% | - |
| 2015 | $29,350 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,480 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for surveying and mapping technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of surveying and mapping technicians in Brownsville-Harlingen is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.