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

How much do Surveying and Mapping Technicians make in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is $41,600. The 10th percentile is $35,420 and the 90th percentile is $61,090. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$41,600

10th percentile
$35,420
25th percentile
$37,270
Median
$41,600
75th percentile
$55,820
90th percentile
$61,090
Mean
$44,530

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Surveying and Mapping Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,420 and the 90th percentile is $61,090. The difference is $25,670, which is 61.7% 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 $37,270 to the 75th at $55,820, covers $18,550.

The mean annual wage is $44,530, which sits above the median of $41,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC median is 23.3% lower than the national median of $54,240 for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,425, which is 18.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% lower than the South Carolina median of $43,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 93.642, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surveying and Mapping Technicians at $44,425 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surveying and Mapping Technicians. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ranks 18th of 19 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).).

  • Florence, SC is 50 miles away, with a median of $41,430. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,745, against $44,425 here.
  • Wilmington, NC is 59 miles away, with a median of $50,670 and employment of 210. That median is 21.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,550, against $44,425 here.
  • Fayetteville, NC is 78 miles away, with a median of $58,280 and employment of 80. That median is 40.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,363, against $44,425 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Surveying and Mapping Technicians make in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is $41,600. The 10th percentile is $35,420 and the 90th percentile is $61,090.

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

The local median is 23.3% lower than the national median of $54,240.

What is Surveying and Mapping Technicians pay in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 93.642, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $41,600 is $44,425. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC compare with nearby metros for Surveying and Mapping Technicians?

Florence, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $41,430. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ranks 18th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.