SOC 17-3031 · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro

Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary in Santa Rosa, CA

The average salary for surveying and mapping technicians in Santa Rosa, California is $81,970 a year ($39.41 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $79,450: half of the 50 people in this job in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 41% more than the U.S. average for this job ($58,000).

$81,970average per year

$39.41 / hourMedian $79,450Take-home ≈ $62,965

  • $52K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
+41%vs U.S. average
#8 of 16California metros
108cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay range in Santa Rosa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,530 or more. The middle half of surveying and mapping technicians in Santa Rosa earn between $58,690 and $108,530.

  • $52K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$81,970$6,831$39.41
Median$79,450$6,621$38.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,690$4,891$28.22
Experienced (75th percentile)$108,530$9,044$52.18

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay in Santa Rosa vs. California and the U.S.

Surveying and mapping technicians in Santa Rosa earn about the same as the California average ($81,840) and 41% more than the U.S. average ($58,000). At the median the gap is +46% against the U.S. median of $54,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Santa Rosa$81,970$79,450$51,640$108,53050
California$81,840$78,110$48,000$119,2703,340
United States$58,000$54,240$37,520$81,63058,010

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary after taxes in Santa Rosa

On the average salary of $81,970, a single filer in Santa Rosa takes home about $62,965 a year, or $5,247 a month and $2,422 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Santa Rosa a good place for surveying and mapping technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Santa Rosa area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 107.8), so the average $81,970 buys what about $76,050 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Rosa ($56,850). A typical home costs $796,761, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary in other California cities

Santa Rosa ranks 8th of 16 California metro areas for this job; Los Angeles pays the most ($90,290).

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Highest-paying cities for surveying and mapping technicians

Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($90,290).

Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary by city

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Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary in Santa Rosa: questions

How much do surveying and mapping technicians make an hour in Santa Rosa?

$39.41 an hour on average, and $38.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level surveying and mapping technicians salary in Santa Rosa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the surveying and mapping technicians take-home pay in Santa Rosa?

About $62,965 a year ($5,247 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,970. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do surveying and mapping technicians earn more in Santa Rosa than elsewhere?

The average here is 41% more than the U.S. average for this job ($58,000).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3031; area Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (42220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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