Surveying and Mapping Technicians · SOC 17-3031
Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Surveying and Mapping Technicians in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $59,550 per year ($28.63 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $48,510 at the 10th percentile to $85,040 at the 90th. BLS estimates 80 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Surveying and Mapping Technicians in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area earn more than $59,550 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,510 and $66,150.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $48,510 | $48,510 | $59,550 | $66,150 | $85,040 |
| Hourly | $23.32 | $23.32 | $28.63 | $31.81 | $40.89 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$59,550 median for Western Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,510 to $66,150
- Washingtonstate$62,720 median for Washington; middle half earns $53,830 to $76,070
- United Statesnational$54,240 median for United States; middle half earns $45,430 to $66,700
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −5% vs Washington overall and +10% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Washington
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for surveying and mapping technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Western Washington nonmetropolitan areathis page$59,550 median for Western Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,510 to $66,150
- $68,270 median for Bremerton metro area; middle half earns $51,200 to $82,680
- $66,130 median for Kennewick metro area; middle half earns $56,590 to $80,330
- $64,900 median for Bellingham metro area; middle half earns $58,660 to $77,040
- $62,720 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $58,040 to $77,360
- $59,170 median for Olympia metro area; middle half earns $49,410 to $75,770
- $57,270 median for Spokane metro area; middle half earns $47,290 to $63,620
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for surveying and mapping technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.