How much do Surveying and Mapping Technicians make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Surveying and Mapping Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $43,030 and the 90th percentile is $76,750. The difference is $33,720, which is 70.1% 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 $45,350 to the 75th at $62,610, covers $17,260.

The mean annual wage is $54,330, which sits above the median of $48,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 11.4% lower than the national median of $54,240 for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,500, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Nebraska median of $48,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surveying and Mapping Technicians at $52,500 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. Lincoln, NE ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $48,550 and employment of 420. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,823, against $52,500 here.
• Topeka, KS is 135 miles away, with a median of $59,770 and employment of 50. That median is 24.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,293, against $52,500 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $60,040 and employment of 120. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,474, against $52,500 here.

Employment share

Surveying and Mapping Technicians accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (120 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (58,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.