How much do Surveying and Mapping Technicians make in Missoula, MT?

Percentile spread

For Surveying and Mapping Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $46,270 and the 90th percentile is $78,830. The difference is $32,560, which is 56.1% 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 $46,530 to the 75th at $66,990, covers $20,460.

The mean annual wage is $58,990, which sits above the median of $58,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Missoula, MT median is 7.1% higher than the national median of $54,240 for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,221, 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 3.7% lower than the Montana median of $60,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Missoula, MT is 96.445, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surveying and Mapping Technicians at $60,221 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. Missoula, MT ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• Coeur d'Alene, ID is 121 miles away, with a median of $60,280 and employment of 40. That median is 3.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,327, against $60,221 here.
• Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 174 miles away, with a median of $57,270 and employment of 60. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,073, against $60,221 here.
• Bozeman, MT is 183 miles away, with a median of $62,830 and employment of 60. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,292, against $60,221 here.

Employment share

Surveying and Mapping Technicians accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Missoula, MT (100 of 67,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (58,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.00 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.