State wages ยท Cost of living
Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay by state
The highest published median is in Nevada, at $75,660. Nevada leads after cost of living, at $75,680. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($51,940).
National median
$51,940
Highest state median
$75,660
Nevada
Best adjusted pay
$75,680
Nevada
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $44,850Higher: $75,680Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Nevada | $75,660 | +45.7% | 99.979 | $75,680 | 1 |
| Alaska | $73,320 | +41.2% | 102.359 | $71,630 | 2 |
| Minnesota | $66,080 | +27.2% | 98.621 | $67,000 | 3 |
| Wyoming | $61,790 | +19.0% | 92.691 | $66,660 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | $72,230 | +39.1% | 109.901 | $65,720 | 5 |
| California | $71,860 | +38.4% | 110.72 | $64,900 | 6 |
| Ohio | $59,400 | +14.4% | 92.774 | $64,030 | 7 |
| North Dakota | $56,150 | +8.1% | 88.959 | $63,120 | 8 |
| Maryland | $64,460 | +24.1% | 104.959 | $61,410 | 9 |
| Iowa | $53,210 | +2.4% | 87.762 | $60,630 | 10 |
| New Mexico | $55,760 | +7.4% | 92.212 | $60,470 | 11 |
| Indiana | $54,730 | +5.4% | 93.329 | $58,640 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $54,760 | +5.4% | 94.095 | $58,200 | 13 |
| Illinois | $58,100 | +11.9% | 99.958 | $58,120 | 14 |
| Connecticut | $60,150 | +15.8% | 103.61 | $58,050 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | $56,400 | +8.6% | 97.572 | $57,800 | 16 |
| Washington | $61,660 | +18.7% | 107.013 | $57,620 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | $59,180 | +13.9% | 104.165 | $56,810 | 18 |
| Colorado | $58,370 | +12.4% | 103.052 | $56,640 | 19 |
| New Jersey | $61,170 | +17.8% | 108.805 | $56,220 | 20 |
| Oregon | $57,990 | +11.6% | 103.361 | $56,100 | 21 |
| Kansas | $49,850 | -4.0% | 90.068 | $55,350 | 22 |
| Missouri | $50,270 | -3.2% | 90.817 | $55,350 | 22 |
| South Dakota | $49,000 | -5.7% | 88.586 | $55,310 | 24 |
| Arkansas | $47,580 | -8.4% | 86.937 | $54,730 | 25 |
| Arizona | $54,410 | +4.8% | 100.677 | $54,040 | 26 |
| Louisiana | $47,580 | -8.4% | 88.207 | $53,940 | 27 |
| New York | $57,900 | +11.5% | 107.921 | $53,650 | 28 |
| Vermont | $52,360 | +0.8% | 97.958 | $53,450 | 29 |
| Nebraska | $47,940 | -7.7% | 90.103 | $53,210 | 30 |
| Maine | $51,370 | -1.1% | 97.05 | $52,930 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $49,780 | -4.2% | 94.326 | $52,770 | 32 |
| Michigan | $50,660 | -2.5% | 96.217 | $52,650 | 33 |
| Tennessee | $48,320 | -7.0% | 91.87 | $52,600 | 34 |
| Mississippi | $45,490 | -12.4% | 86.953 | $52,320 | 35 |
| Montana | $49,310 | -5.1% | 94.645 | $52,100 | 36 |
| Alabama | $46,260 | -10.9% | 88.823 | $52,080 | 37 |
| West Virginia | $45,630 | -12.1% | 89.497 | $50,980 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | $44,720 | -13.9% | 87.843 | $50,910 | 39 |
| Kentucky | $45,880 | -11.7% | 90.159 | $50,890 | 40 |
| Texas | $48,930 | -5.8% | 97.057 | $50,410 | 41 |
| Rhode Island | $50,510 | -2.8% | 102.28 | $49,380 | 42 |
| Idaho | $47,120 | -9.3% | 95.494 | $49,340 | 43 |
| Utah | $48,720 | -6.2% | 98.864 | $49,280 | 44 |
| Delaware | $48,860 | -5.9% | 99.808 | $48,950 | 45 |
| Virginia | $49,040 | -5.6% | 101.104 | $48,500 | 46 |
| Massachusetts | $50,120 | -3.5% | 105.757 | $47,390 | 47 |
| Hawaii | $51,750 | -0.4% | 109.951 | $47,070 | 48 |
| South Carolina | $43,410 | -16.4% | 93.749 | $46,300 | 49 |
| Florida | $46,740 | -10.0% | 103.414 | $45,200 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.