Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City

In New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY), the median pay for surveying and mapping technicians is $27.66 an hour ($57,530 a year). About 1,930 people work in this job there.

$27.66Median hourly pay
$48,370–$70,520Middle half of workers, yearly
1,930People in this job in New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY)

That is 6% higher than the U.S. median ($54,240). It is about the same as the New York median ($57,360).

Pay range for surveying and mapping technicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$22.59$46,980
25% of workers$23.25$48,370
Half of workers (median)$27.66$57,530
75% of workers$33.91$70,520
90% of workers$45.01$93,620

Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay in New York metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Albany-Schenectady-Troy$64,600110
New York-Newark-Jersey City (this page)$57,5301,930
Buffalo-Cheektowaga$53,980120
Syracuse$47,25060
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh$46,980250
Rochester$46,610200

New York unemployment rate: 4.3% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for surveying and mapping technicians

  • Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
  • Related work experience most have: 2 to 4 years (O*NET)
  • Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
  • Job outlook: +5.8% over ten years, faster than average · about 6,900 openings a year (BLS)

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Computer Occupations, All Other$126,910
Architectural and Civil Drafters$77,170
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$64,730
Surveyors$83,610
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,790
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,000
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,260
Mechanical Drafters$84,070

Other job titles for this job

Map EditorPhotogrammetric TechnicianStereoplotter OperatorField SurveyorGeodetic ComputatorCompass OperatorField Map TechnicianField Map TechField Survey TechnicianField Survey TechGis Mapping TechnicianInstrument Man

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.