Survey / Layout Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$101,270	40	0.89	1.99
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$92,700	860	0.37	1.66
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$84,360	360	0.41	1.14
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$81,120	250	0.61	1.36
Visalia, CA	$80,680	40	0.56	1.79
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$79,450	50	0.69	1.40
Vallejo, CA	$78,790	40	0.83	1.34
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$78,110	440	0.77	1.33
Anchorage, AK	$76,970	220	3.32	1.28
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$76,560	140	0.34	0.91
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$76,140	740	1.02	1.28
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$75,990	30	0.28	1.55
Reno, NV	$73,320	140	1.38	1.48
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$72,230	380	0.59	1.49
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$71,940	60	0.76	1.39
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$68,640	160	0.7	1.15
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$68,270	40	1.11	1.08
Bend, OR	$67,410	70	1.62	1.24
Santa Fe, NM	$66,310	40	1.79	1.36
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$66,130	30	0.62	1.15
Bellingham, WA	$64,900	40	1.29	1.12
Modesto, CA	$64,890	50	0.67	1.28
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$64,720	50	0.42	1.23
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$64,600	110	0.64	1.11
Boulder, CO	$64,570	110	1.5	0.93
Toledo, OH	$63,720	70	0.61	1.32
Ann Arbor, MI	$63,560	30	0.38	1.15
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$63,510	160	0.32	1.08
Bozeman, MT	$62,830	60	2.34	1.15
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$62,720	500	0.64	0.86
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$62,570	220	1.34	1.32
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$62,420	370	2.88	1.03
Madison, WI	$62,400	80	0.52	1.07
Cleveland, OH	$61,860	250	0.64	1.23
Fresno, CA	$61,720	140	0.78	1.32
Duluth, MN-WI	$61,670	70	1.5	1.23
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$61,400	60	0.91	1.28
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,340	240	0.78	1.20
Grand Junction, CO	$61,300	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.26
Ogden, UT	$61,280	60	0.63	1.25
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$61,220	30	0.8	1.26
Green Bay, WI	$61,210	70	1.08	1.23
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$61,090	50	0.42	1.29
Salem, OR	$61,090	90	1.34	1.10
Waco, TX	$60,960	70	1.41	1.32
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$60,890	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.10
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$60,890	80	1.12	1.08
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,800	100	0.31	1.10
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$60,480	50	0.32	1.23
Colorado Springs, CO	$60,480	250	2.14	1.15
Columbus, OH	$60,330	280	0.68	1.18
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$60,320	120	0.47	1.12
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$60,280	40	1.61	1.26
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$60,040	120	0.78	1.16
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$59,970	110	0.78	1.20
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,960	880	0.75	0.84
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$59,870	100	3.13	1.31
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$59,850	270	0.65	1.19
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$59,820	560	0.55	0.90
Topeka, KS	$59,770	50	1.21	1.21
Bloomington, IN	$59,730	30	1.13	1.25
Cedar Rapids, IA	$59,520	50	0.87	1.21
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$59,500	50	0.73	1.24
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$59,480	80	0.64	1.20
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,480	630	0.58	1.10
Richmond, VA	$59,480	450	1.83	1.16
Iowa City, IA	$59,350	30	0.87	1.19
Bismarck, ND	$59,260	40	1.4	1.13
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$59,170	40	0.77	0.95
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$58,850	390	0.96	1.19
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$58,780	490	1.16	1.26
Las Cruces, NM	$58,700	50	1.68	1.40
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$58,480	1,120	2.22	1.17
Portland-South Portland, ME	$58,420	110	1.06	1.03
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$58,380	50	0.56	0.92
Fayetteville, NC	$58,280	80	1.6	1.28
Akron, OH	$58,150	80	0.65	1.19
St. Louis, MO-IL	$58,130	350	0.69	1.16
Fort Wayne, IN	$58,090	40	0.53	1.22
Missoula, MT	$58,080	100	3.9	1.21
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$57,890	1,510	2.52	0.93
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$57,760	500	1.75	1.17
Greeley, CO	$57,740	110	2.57	1.05
Idaho Falls, ID	$57,650	40	1.4	1.23
Billings, MT	$57,560	70	2.06	1.17
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,530	1,930	0.54	0.94
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$57,470	790	0.47	1.05
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$57,470	60	1.04	1.16
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$57,410	750	1.66	0.95
Pittsburgh, PA	$57,400	340	0.82	1.16
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$57,270	60	0.63	1.05
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$57,260	160	2.6	1.18
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$57,200	40	0.54	1.18
Yuma, AZ	$57,090	30	1.33	1.29
Winchester, VA-WV	$57,070	30	1.21	1.21
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$56,910	270	1.96	1.22
Wichita, KS	$56,910	120	1.01	1.19
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$56,860	40	0.89	1.22
Albuquerque, NM	$56,620	230	1.54	1.18
Canton-Massillon, OH	$56,560	40	0.72	1.23
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$56,320	40	1.39	1.44
Pueblo, CO	$56,240	30	1.37	1.15
Savannah, GA	$56,010	50	0.68	1.19
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$55,900	40	0.38	1.21
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$55,890	170	0.73	1.19
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$55,640	40	0.75	0.97
Wheeling, WV-OH	$55,430	30	1.38	1.25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$54,870	460	0.51	1.07
New Haven, CT	$54,290	40	0.4	0.90
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$53,980	120	0.58	1.06
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$53,970	460	1.13	1.07
Dover, DE	$53,920	50	1.84	1.15
Tuscaloosa, AL	$53,850	50	1.31	1.19
Gainesville, FL	$53,640	40	0.79	1.14
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$53,560	70	0.62	1.12
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$52,670	80	0.53	0.86
Farmington, NM	$52,670	30	1.72	1.15
Asheville, NC	$52,400	150	2.25	1.12
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$52,150	60	0.27	1.10
Charlottesville, VA	$51,690	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.94
Kansas City, MO-KS	$50,900	560	1.36	1.00
Wilmington, NC	$50,670	210	2.96	1.11
Baton Rouge, LA	$50,620	230	1.47	1.04
Jacksonville, NC	$50,400	40	1.83	1.25
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$50,270	60	0.85	1.05
Tucson, AZ	$50,260	110	0.72	1.05
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$50,090	30	0.59	1.11
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$50,030	90	2	1.05
Knoxville, TN	$50,010	190	1.21	1.06
Port St. Lucie, FL	$49,990	100	1.56	1.08
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$49,950	320	0.45	0.96
Bangor, ME	$49,910	40	1.45	1.04
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$49,850	180	1.54	1.07
Killeen-Temple, TX	$49,780	60	1.07	1.07
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$49,760	40	1.89	1.04
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$49,570	2,650	2.16	1.00
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$49,530	180	1.98	1.01
Amarillo, TX	$49,500	40	0.92	1.11
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$49,470	140	1.37	1.07
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$49,220	130	2.25	1.13
Lubbock, TX	$49,220	70	1.17	1.17
Sherman-Denison, TX	$49,220	30	1.54	1.10
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,180	950	0.9	1.01
El Paso, TX	$49,150	130	1	1.24
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$49,150	1,120	4.05	0.95
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$49,130	120	1.2	1.05
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$48,890	220	1.75	1.03
Urban Honolulu, HI	$48,850	80	0.48	0.85
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,810	1,280	1.18	0.95
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$48,780	40	0.87	1.08
Boise City, ID	$48,670	220	1.53	0.99
Omaha, NE-IA	$48,550	420	2.27	0.98
Springfield, MO	$48,500	60	0.76	1.06
Clarksville, TN-KY	$48,470	50	1.34	1.08
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$48,430	600	1.42	1.03
Lynchburg, VA	$48,410	40	1.08	1.05
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$48,160	1,170	2.43	0.85
Lincoln, NE	$48,080	120	1.82	0.97
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$47,960	90	0.83	1.34
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,890	80	0.83	1.03
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,880	200	1.36	0.97
Roanoke, VA	$47,850	70	1.21	1.02
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,760	380	1.5	0.99
Worcester, MA	$47,710	60	0.44	0.83
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$47,700	40	2.29	1.11
Monroe, LA	$47,670	50	1.53	1.25
College Station-Bryan, TX	$47,600	60	1.24	1.07
Birmingham, AL	$47,520	310	1.62	0.99
Jackson, MS	$47,500	80	0.79	1.11
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$47,460	140	1.36	1.02
Tallahassee, FL	$47,440	130	1.88	1.02
Medford, OR	$47,400	50	1.59	0.95
Morgantown, WV	$47,360	40	1.45	1.00
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,320	720	1.37	1.01
Huntsville, AL	$47,280	300	3.07	0.91
Corpus Christi, TX	$47,250	110	1.49	1.04
Syracuse, NY	$47,250	60	0.53	0.89
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,060	90	1.1	1.05
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$46,980	250	2.46	0.92
Jacksonville, FL	$46,960	310	1.08	0.96
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$46,920	990	1.83	0.96
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$46,800	30	0.79	0.99
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,800	410	1.63	0.99
Tulsa, OK	$46,760	240	1.41	1.00
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$46,700	80	1.08	1.01
Rochester, NY	$46,610	200	1.11	0.91
Gainesville, GA	$46,250	30	0.83	1.01
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$46,170	50	2.12	1.02
Charleston, WV	$46,100	70	1.83	1.01
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$45,990	410	3.05	1.00
Evansville, IN	$45,900	140	2.69	0.99
Hattiesburg, MS	$45,860	30	1.4	1.21
Midland, TX	$45,860	250	5.54	0.84
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$45,720	60	1.2	1.03
Montgomery, AL	$45,650	90	1.4	1.02
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$45,560	130	1.19	0.94
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$45,530	60	0.71	0.99
San Angelo, TX	$45,500	30	1.79	1.05
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$45,460	2,010	1.33	0.88
Columbia, SC	$45,370	250	1.68	0.98
Texarkana, TX-AR	$45,370	30	1.5	1.05
Goldsboro, NC	$45,310	30	2.03	1.12
Mobile, AL	$45,280	120	1.88	0.96
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$45,240	60	1.96	1.17
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$45,150	70	2.16	1.00
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$44,790	110	3.45	1.02
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$44,700	60	0.96	1.00
Dothan, AL	$44,600	40	1.72	1.17
Spartanburg, SC	$44,580	70	1.1	0.94
Lafayette, LA	$44,440	120	1.72	1.06
Longview, TX	$44,260	70	1.5	0.98
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$44,180	50	3.28	0.96
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$43,740	280	1.72	0.94
Ocala, FL	$43,220	50	1.06	0.98
Bowling Green, KY	$42,880	90	2.91	0.95
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$42,480	50	0.87	1.16
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$41,600	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.10
Florence, SC	$41,430	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.95
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$41,160	30	1.46	1.04
Tyler, TX	$40,060	130	3.01	0.94
Laredo, TX	$37,350	40	1.1	1.00
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$33,860	80	0.3	1.15

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.99	$101,270	0.89
Visalia, CA	1.79	$80,680	0.56
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.66	$92,700	0.37
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.55	$75,990	0.28
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.49	$72,230	0.59
Reno, NV	1.48	$73,320	1.38
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.44	$56,320	1.39
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.40	$79,450	0.69
Las Cruces, NM	1.40	$58,700	1.68
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.39	$71,940	0.76
Santa Fe, NM	1.36	$66,310	1.79
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.36	$81,120	0.61
Vallejo, CA	1.34	$78,790	0.83
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.34	$47,960	0.83
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.33	$78,110	0.77
Waco, TX	1.32	$60,960	1.41
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.32	$62,570	1.34
Toledo, OH	1.32	$63,720	0.61
Fresno, CA	1.32	$61,720	0.78
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.31	$59,870	3.13
Yuma, AZ	1.29	$57,090	1.33
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.29	$61,090	0.42
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.28	$61,400	0.91
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.28	$76,140	1.02
Modesto, CA	1.28	$64,890	0.67
Anchorage, AK	1.28	$76,970	3.32
Fayetteville, NC	1.28	$58,280	1.6
Grand Junction, CO	1.26	$61,300	Not published by BLS
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.26	$60,280	1.61
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.26	$58,780	1.16
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.26	$61,220	0.8
Bloomington, IN	1.25	$59,730	1.13
Ogden, UT	1.25	$61,280	0.63
Jacksonville, NC	1.25	$50,400	1.83
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.25	$55,430	1.38
Monroe, LA	1.25	$47,670	1.53
El Paso, TX	1.24	$49,150	1
Bend, OR	1.24	$67,410	1.62
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.24	$59,500	0.73
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.23	$56,560	0.72
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.23	$60,480	0.32
Cleveland, OH	1.23	$61,860	0.64
Duluth, MN-WI	1.23	$61,670	1.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.23	$64,720	0.42
Idaho Falls, ID	1.23	$57,650	1.4
Green Bay, WI	1.23	$61,210	1.08
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.22	$56,910	1.96
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.22	$56,860	0.89
Fort Wayne, IN	1.22	$58,090	0.53
Hattiesburg, MS	1.21	$45,860	1.4
Missoula, MT	1.21	$58,080	3.9
Winchester, VA-WV	1.21	$57,070	1.21
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.21	$55,900	0.38
Topeka, KS	1.21	$59,770	1.21
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.21	$59,520	0.87
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.20	$59,970	0.78
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.20	$61,340	0.78
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.20	$59,480	0.64
Wichita, KS	1.19	$56,910	1.01
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.19	$59,850	0.65
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.19	$58,850	0.96
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.19	$55,890	0.73
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.19	$53,850	1.31
Akron, OH	1.19	$58,150	0.65
Savannah, GA	1.19	$56,010	0.68
Iowa City, IA	1.19	$59,350	0.87
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.18	$57,200	0.54
Albuquerque, NM	1.18	$56,620	1.54
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.18	$57,260	2.6
Columbus, OH	1.18	$60,330	0.68
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.17	$45,240	1.96
Billings, MT	1.17	$57,560	2.06
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.17	$58,480	2.22
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.17	$57,760	1.75
Dothan, AL	1.17	$44,600	1.72
Lubbock, TX	1.17	$49,220	1.17
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.16	$42,480	0.87
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.16	$58,130	0.69
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.16	$60,040	0.78
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.16	$57,470	1.04
Pittsburgh, PA	1.16	$57,400	0.82
Richmond, VA	1.16	$59,480	1.83
Dover, DE	1.15	$53,920	1.84
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.15	$66,130	0.62
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.15	$33,860	0.3
Farmington, NM	1.15	$52,670	1.72
Pueblo, CO	1.15	$56,240	1.37
Ann Arbor, MI	1.15	$63,560	0.38
Colorado Springs, CO	1.15	$60,480	2.14
Bozeman, MT	1.15	$62,830	2.34
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.15	$68,640	0.7
Gainesville, FL	1.14	$53,640	0.79
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.14	$84,360	0.41
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.13	$49,220	2.25
Bismarck, ND	1.13	$59,260	1.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.12	$60,320	0.47
Bellingham, WA	1.12	$64,900	1.29
Asheville, NC	1.12	$52,400	2.25
Goldsboro, NC	1.12	$45,310	2.03
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.12	$53,560	0.62
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	1.11	$47,700	2.29
Amarillo, TX	1.11	$49,500	0.92
Jackson, MS	1.11	$47,500	0.79
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.11	$50,090	0.59
Wilmington, NC	1.11	$50,670	2.96
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.11	$64,600	0.64
Salem, OR	1.10	$61,090	1.34
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.10	$49,220	1.54
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.10	$60,890	Not published by BLS
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.10	$60,800	0.31
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.10	$41,600	Not published by BLS
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.10	$52,150	0.27
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.10	$59,480	0.58
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.08	$48,470	1.34
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.08	$68,270	1.11
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.08	$48,780	0.87
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.08	$60,890	1.12
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.08	$49,990	1.56
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.08	$63,510	0.32
Madison, WI	1.07	$62,400	0.52
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.07	$49,470	1.37
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.07	$53,970	1.13
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.07	$47,600	1.24
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.07	$54,870	0.51
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.07	$49,780	1.07
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.07	$49,850	1.54
Lafayette, LA	1.06	$44,440	1.72
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.06	$53,980	0.58
Knoxville, TN	1.06	$50,010	1.21
Springfield, MO	1.06	$48,500	0.76
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.05	$49,130	1.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.05	$50,030	2
Tucson, AZ	1.05	$50,260	0.72
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.05	$57,470	0.47
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.05	$45,370	1.5
Greeley, CO	1.05	$57,740	2.57
Lynchburg, VA	1.05	$48,410	1.08
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.05	$50,270	0.85
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.05	$57,270	0.63
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.05	$47,060	1.1
San Angelo, TX	1.05	$45,500	1.79
Corpus Christi, TX	1.04	$47,250	1.49
Bangor, ME	1.04	$49,910	1.45
Baton Rouge, LA	1.04	$50,620	1.47
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.04	$49,760	1.89
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.04	$41,160	1.46
Winston-Salem, NC	1.03	$47,890	0.83
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.03	$48,890	1.75
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.03	$48,430	1.42
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1.03	$62,420	2.88
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.03	$58,420	1.06
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.03	$45,720	1.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.02	$44,790	3.45
Tallahassee, FL	1.02	$47,440	1.88
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.02	$47,460	1.36
Montgomery, AL	1.02	$45,650	1.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.02	$46,170	2.12
Roanoke, VA	1.02	$47,850	1.21
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.01	$47,320	1.37
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.01	$49,180	0.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.01	$49,530	1.98
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.01	$46,700	1.08
Gainesville, GA	1.01	$46,250	0.83
Charleston, WV	1.01	$46,100	1.83
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.00	$45,990	3.05
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.00	$49,570	2.16
Laredo, TX	1.00	$37,350	1.1
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.00	$45,150	2.16
Tulsa, OK	1.00	$46,760	1.41
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.00	$50,900	1.36
Morgantown, WV	1.00	$47,360	1.45
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.00	$44,700	0.96
Birmingham, AL	0.99	$47,520	1.62
Boise City, ID	0.99	$48,670	1.53
Oklahoma City, OK	0.99	$46,800	1.63
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.99	$45,530	0.71
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.99	$47,760	1.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.99	$46,800	0.79
Evansville, IN	0.99	$45,900	2.69
Ocala, FL	0.98	$43,220	1.06
Longview, TX	0.98	$44,260	1.5
Omaha, NE-IA	0.98	$48,550	2.27
Columbia, SC	0.98	$45,370	1.68
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.97	$47,880	1.36
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.97	$55,640	0.75
Lincoln, NE	0.97	$48,080	1.82
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	0.96	$44,180	3.28
Mobile, AL	0.96	$45,280	1.88
Jacksonville, FL	0.96	$46,960	1.08
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.96	$49,950	0.45
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.96	$46,920	1.83
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.95	$59,170	0.77
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.95	$48,810	1.18
Bowling Green, KY	0.95	$42,880	2.91
Florence, SC	0.95	$41,430	Not published by BLS
Medford, OR	0.95	$47,400	1.59
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.95	$57,410	1.66
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.95	$49,150	4.05
Tyler, TX	0.94	$40,060	3.01
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	0.94	$43,740	1.72
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.94	$45,560	1.19
Charlottesville, VA	0.94	$51,690	Not published by BLS
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.94	$57,530	0.54
Spartanburg, SC	0.94	$44,580	1.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.93	$57,890	2.52
Boulder, CO	0.93	$64,570	1.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.92	$46,980	2.46
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.92	$58,380	0.56
Huntsville, AL	0.91	$47,280	3.07
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.91	$76,560	0.34
Rochester, NY	0.91	$46,610	1.11
New Haven, CT	0.90	$54,290	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.90	$59,820	0.55
Syracuse, NY	0.89	$47,250	0.53
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.88	$45,460	1.33
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.86	$62,720	0.64
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.86	$52,670	0.53
Urban Honolulu, HI	0.85	$48,850	0.48
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.85	$48,160	2.43
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.84	$59,960	0.75
Midland, TX	0.84	$45,860	5.54
Worcester, MA	0.83	$47,710	0.44

Broader occupation Our title "Survey / Layout Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians. BLS groups Survey / Layout Technician within Surveying and Mapping Technicians; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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