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What surveying technicians make
Median
$54,240
Bottom tenth
$37,520
Top tenth
$81,630
The national median is $54,240 a year. The bottom tenth earn $37,520 or less and the top tenth $81,630 or more (2025 federal wage survey). The federal wage survey counts surveying and mapping technicians as one group, so office mapping and drafting work is included alongside field crews.