SOC 17-3031 · Lubbock, TX metro

Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for surveying and mapping technicians in Lubbock, Texas is $50,670 a year ($24.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,220: half of the 70 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($58,000).

$50,670average per year

$24.36 / hourMedian $49,220Take-home ≈ $42,893

  • $31K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $69K90th

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

70people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#13 of 21Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,630 or more. The middle half of surveying and mapping technicians in Lubbock earn between $37,250 and $62,960.

  • $31K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $69K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,670$4,222$24.36
Median$49,220$4,102$23.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,250$3,104$17.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,960$5,247$30.27

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

Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay in Lubbock vs. Texas and the U.S.

Surveying and mapping technicians in Lubbock earn 5% less than the Texas average ($53,600) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($58,000). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $54,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lubbock$50,670$49,220$31,020$68,63070
Texas$53,600$47,680$36,120$77,2008,720
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 Lubbock

On the average salary of $50,670, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $42,893 a year, or $3,574 a month and $1,650 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $50,670 buys what about $55,488 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 13th of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($59,000).

All Surveying and Mapping Technicians salaries in Texas

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 Lubbock: questions

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

$24.36 an hour on average, and $23.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,893 a year ($3,574 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,670. Texas has no state income tax.

Do surveying and mapping technicians earn more in Lubbock than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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