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What surveying technicians make
Median
$54,240
First year on a crew
$37,520
Top tenth
$81,630
The national median is $54,240 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $37,520. The federal wage survey counts surveying and mapping technicians as one group, so office mapping and drafting work is included alongside field crews. Union and heavy civil construction work sits toward the top.