SOC 17-3031 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for surveying and mapping technicians in Charlottesville, Virginia is $57,680 a year ($27.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,690: half of the people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,867).

$57,680average per year

$27.73 / hourMedian $51,690Take-home ≈ $46,023

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $85K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

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Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $84,600 or more. The middle half of surveying and mapping technicians in Charlottesville earn between $41,260 and $73,750.

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $85K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,680$4,807$27.73
Median$51,690$4,308$24.85
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,260$3,438$19.84
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,750$6,146$35.46

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

Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $57,680, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $46,023 a year, or $3,835 a month and $1,770 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $57,680 buys what about $58,177 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 4th of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job; Richmond pays the most ($60,310).

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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 Charlottesville: questions

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

$27.73 an hour on average, and $24.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,023 a year ($3,835 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,680.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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).

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