Surveying and Mapping Technicians Salary — Vallejo, California

The average Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Vallejo, California earns $86,610 a year.

$86,610 / year, mean
↑ 47.1% above national average 81th percentile in California

Vallejo pays well above most of California for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for surveying and mapping technicians than the U.S. average. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.1%
Cost of living 108 #16 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $576,614 #21 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $99,994 #11 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Vallejo ranks #16 for cost of living and #21 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Los Angeles $90,290 San Francisco $90,030 San Luis Obispo $89,880 Vallejo $86,610 San Jose $83,990 Sacramento $83,960 Visalia $82,020 Santa Rosa $81,970 San Diego $80,470 Santa Maria $77,650 Riverside $76,500 Stockton $73,870 Oxnard $73,680 Bremerton $71,530 Modesto $70,570 Albany $68,140 Seattle $68,010 Kennewick $67,600 Bakersfield $66,850 Ann Arbor $66,750 Fresno $66,660 Bellingham $66,410 Bend $66,210 Baltimore $66,000 Salem $64,300 Trenton $64,240 Olympia $64,100 New York $62,840 Eugene $61,710 Philadelphia $61,380 York $61,320 Allentown $61,080 Chicago $60,320 Richmond $60,310 Portland $60,170 Pittsburgh $59,670 Spokane $59,330 Naples $59,180 Waco $59,000 Staunton $58,640 Virginia Beach $58,590 Lafayette $58,570 Detroit $58,400 Indianapolis $58,240 Dover $58,050 Harrisburg $57,800 Charlottesville $57,680 Fort Wayne $57,410 Buffalo $57,360 Winchester $56,950 Grand Rapids $56,770 Bloomington $56,420 Houston $55,950 Syracuse $55,850 Killeen $55,830 South Bend $55,670 Scranton $55,450 Beaumont $55,040 Austin $54,870 Crestview $54,610 Amarillo $54,590 Kiryas Joel $54,290 Louisville $54,180 Wheeling $54,140 Rochester $54,110 Miami $54,020 Fort Myers $53,590 San Antonio $53,280 Port St. Lucie $53,180 Palm Bay $53,150 Evansville $53,120 Lakeland $53,060 Corpus Christi $52,920 Lexington $52,820 Medford $52,690 Sarasota $52,350 Gainesville $52,230 Dallas $52,100 Jacksonville $52,090 Roanoke $52,070 College Station $51,750 Sherman $51,640 Orlando $51,610 Lynchburg $51,600 Midland $51,590 Hagerstown $51,570 Tallahassee $50,950 Lubbock $50,670 Huntington $50,600 Tampa $50,550 Charleston $50,350 McAllen $49,950 El Paso $49,360 Deltona $49,240 Longview $49,160 Pensacola $49,090 San Angelo $48,540 Sebastian $48,530 Panama City $48,410 Wildwood $48,320 Bowling Green $48,100 Ocala $47,010 Morgantown $46,590 Brownsville $46,380 Tyler $46,160 Texarkana $44,040 Laredo $43,950
CityMean salaryvs. Vallejo
Albany, New York$68,140-21.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$61,080-29.5%
Amarillo, Texas$54,590-37.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$66,750-22.9%
Austin, Texas$54,870-36.6%
Bakersfield, California$66,850-22.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$66,000-23.8%
Beaumont, Texas$55,040-36.5%
Bellingham, Washington$66,410-23.3%
Bend, Oregon$66,210-23.6%
Bloomington, Indiana$56,420-34.9%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$48,100-44.5%
Bremerton, Washington$71,530-17.4%
Brownsville, Texas$46,380-46.4%
Buffalo, New York$57,360-33.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$53,590-38.1%
Charleston, West Virginia$50,350-41.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$57,680-33.4%
Chicago, Illinois$60,320-30.4%
College Station, Texas$51,750-40.2%
Corpus Christi, Texas$52,920-38.9%
Crestview, Florida$54,610-36.9%
Dallas, Texas$52,100-39.8%
Deltona, Florida$49,240-43.1%
Detroit, Michigan$58,400-32.6%
Dover, Delaware$58,050-33.0%
El Paso, Texas$49,360-43.0%
Eugene, Oregon$61,710-28.7%
Evansville, Indiana$53,120-38.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$57,410-33.7%
Fresno, California$66,660-23.0%
Gainesville, Florida$52,230-39.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$56,770-34.5%
Hagerstown, Maryland$51,570-40.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$57,800-33.3%
Houston, Texas$55,950-35.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$50,600-41.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$58,240-32.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$52,090-39.9%
Kennewick, Washington$67,600-21.9%
Killeen, Texas$55,830-35.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$54,290-37.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$58,570-32.4%
Lakeland, Florida$53,060-38.7%
Laredo, Texas$43,950-49.3%
Lexington, Kentucky$52,820-39.0%
Longview, Texas$49,160-43.2%
Los Angeles, California$90,290+4.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$54,180-37.4%
Lubbock, Texas$50,670-41.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$51,600-40.4%
McAllen, Texas$49,950-42.3%
Medford, Oregon$52,690-39.2%
Miami, Florida$54,020-37.6%
Midland, Texas$51,590-40.4%
Modesto, California$70,570-18.5%
Morgantown, West Virginia$46,590-46.2%
Naples, Florida$59,180-31.7%
New York, New York$62,840-27.4%
Sarasota, Florida$52,350-39.6%
Ocala, Florida$47,010-45.7%
Olympia, Washington$64,100-26.0%
Orlando, Florida$51,610-40.4%
Oxnard, California$73,680-14.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$53,150-38.6%
Panama City, Florida$48,410-44.1%
Pensacola, Florida$49,090-43.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$61,380-29.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$59,670-31.1%
Portland, Oregon$60,170-30.5%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$53,180-38.6%
Richmond, Virginia$60,310-30.4%
Riverside, California$76,500-11.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$52,070-39.9%
Rochester, New York$54,110-37.5%
Sacramento, California$83,960-3.1%
Salem, Oregon$64,300-25.8%
San Angelo, Texas$48,540-44.0%
San Antonio, Texas$53,280-38.5%
San Diego, California$80,470-7.1%
San Francisco, California$90,030+3.9%
San Jose, California$83,990-3.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$89,880+3.8%
Santa Maria, California$77,650-10.3%
Santa Rosa, California$81,970-5.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$55,450-36.0%
Seattle, Washington$68,010-21.5%
Sebastian, Florida$48,530-44.0%
Sherman, Texas$51,640-40.4%
South Bend, Indiana$55,670-35.7%
Spokane, Washington$59,330-31.5%
Staunton, Virginia$58,640-32.3%
Stockton, California$73,870-14.7%
Syracuse, New York$55,850-35.5%
Tallahassee, Florida$50,950-41.2%
Tampa, Florida$50,550-41.6%
Texarkana, Texas$44,040-49.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$64,240-25.8%
Tyler, Texas$46,160-46.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$58,590-32.4%
Visalia, California$82,020-5.3%
Waco, Texas$59,000-31.9%
Wheeling, West Virginia$54,140-37.5%
Wildwood, Florida$48,320-44.2%
Winchester, Virginia$56,950-34.2%
York, Pennsylvania$61,320-29.2%
Gross salary
86,610/yr
Estimated take-home
65,797/yr
Est. total withheld
24.0%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Vallejo

These notes add local color around Vallejo, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3031 SOC code
Official area Vallejo, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 46700 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
450,824