SOC 17-3031 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Surveying and Mapping Technicians make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $60,890. The 10th percentile is $44,000 and the 90th percentile is $76,380. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$60,890

10th percentile
$44,000
25th percentile
$48,820
Median
$60,890
75th percentile
$72,570
90th percentile
$76,380
Mean
$61,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Surveying and Mapping Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $44,000 and the 90th percentile is $76,380. The difference is $32,380, which is 53.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,820 to the 75th at $72,570, covers $23,750.

The mean annual wage is $61,360, which sits above the median of $60,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 12.3% higher than the national median of $54,240 for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,211, which is 11% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% higher than the Colorado median of $57,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 101.128, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surveying and Mapping Technicians at $60,211 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 3rd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Boulder, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $64,570 and employment of 110. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,377, against $60,211 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $57,740 and employment of 110. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,639, against $60,211 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $57,890 and employment of 1,510. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,726, against $60,211 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Surveying and Mapping Technicians make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $60,890. The 10th percentile is $44,000 and the 90th percentile is $76,380.

How does that compare with the national median for Surveying and Mapping Technicians?

The local median is 12.3% higher than the national median of $54,240.

What is Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 101.128, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,890 is $60,211. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fort Collins-Loveland, CO compare with nearby metros for Surveying and Mapping Technicians?

Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $64,570. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.