SOC 17-3031 · Area 32580 · May 2025
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,690 | $13.79 |
| 25th percentile | $37,280 | $17.92 |
| Median | $47,960 | $23.06 |
| 75th percentile | $63,060 | $30.32 |
| 90th percentile | $70,190 | $33.75 |
| Average | $49,950 | $24.01 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 90. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $37,280 to $63,060 in 2025, a span of $25,780.
The area median is $280 (0.6%) above Texas's $47,680 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 25 other published areas
- This area's median is $10,610 (28.4%) above the $37,350 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $7,900 (19.7%) above the $40,060 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $5,480 (12.9%) above the $42,480 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $3,700 (8.4%) above the $44,260 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $2,590 (5.7%) above the $45,370 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,590 (5.7%) above the $45,370 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $2,500 (5.5%) above the $45,460 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $2,460 (5.4%) above the $45,500 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $2,100 (4.6%) above the $45,860 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $1,770 (3.8%) above the $46,190 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,380 (3.0%) above the $46,580 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,290 (2.8%) above the $46,670 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $710 (1.5%) above the $47,250 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $360 (0.8%) above the $47,600 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $200 (0.4%) below the $48,160 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $470 (1.0%) below the $48,430 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $1,190 (2.4%) below the $49,150 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $1,260 (2.6%) below the $49,220 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $1,260 (2.6%) below the $49,220 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $1,540 (3.1%) below the $49,500 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,550 (3.1%) below the $49,510 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,610 (3.2%) below the $49,570 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $1,820 (3.7%) below the $49,780 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $9,300 (16.2%) below the $57,260 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $13,000 (21.3%) below the $60,960 median in Waco, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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