SOC 17-3031 · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro

Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary in Staunton, VA

The average salary for surveying and mapping technicians in Staunton, Virginia is $58,640 a year ($28.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,760: half of the 40 people in this job in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, 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).

$58,640average per year

$28.19 / hourMedian $49,760Take-home ≈ $46,740

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 7Virginia metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay range in Staunton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,750 or more. The middle half of surveying and mapping technicians in Staunton earn between $46,530 and $80,750.

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,640$4,887$28.19
Median$49,760$4,147$23.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,530$3,878$22.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,750$6,729$38.82

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

Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary after taxes in Staunton

On the average salary of $58,640, a single filer in Staunton takes home about $46,740 a year, or $3,895 a month and $1,798 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 Staunton a good place for surveying and mapping technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Staunton area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.1), so the average $58,640 buys what about $64,349 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Staunton ($48,040). A typical home costs $334,927, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveying and Mapping Technicians salary in other Virginia cities

Staunton ranks 2nd of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job; Richmond pays the most ($60,310).

All Surveying and Mapping Technicians salaries in Virginia

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 Staunton: questions

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

$28.19 an hour on average, and $23.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,740 a year ($3,895 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,640.

Do surveying and mapping technicians earn more in Staunton 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA (44420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.89, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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