SOC 17-3031 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for surveying and mapping technicians in Beaumont, Texas is $55,040 a year ($26.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,260: half of the 160 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,867).

$55,040average per year

$26.46 / hourMedian $57,260Take-home ≈ $46,405

  • $36K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

160people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 21Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,360 or more. The middle half of surveying and mapping technicians in Beaumont earn between $40,560 and $67,640.

  • $36K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,040$4,587$26.46
Median$57,260$4,772$27.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,560$3,380$19.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,640$5,637$32.52

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

Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary after taxes in Beaumont

On the average salary of $55,040, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $46,405 a year, or $3,867 a month and $1,785 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Beaumont a good place for surveying and mapping technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $55,040 buys what about $61,124 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary in other Texas cities

Beaumont ranks 4th of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($59,000).

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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).

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Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary in Beaumont: questions

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

$26.46 an hour on average, and $27.53 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,405 a year ($3,867 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,040. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,867).

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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 2.60, this job is 2.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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