Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,058
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$11,522
20.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,565
Hawaii costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Hawaii — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$55,580
Kept after tax
$44,058
Worth in national money
$40,565
State rank
30
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Hawaii is 30 of 50 states for surveying and mapping technicians, with a middle wage of $55,580. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 277.
- Hawaii is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $55,580 the take-home is $44,058; in national-average money that behaves like $40,565. The average comes to $56,090, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Hawaii ranks 30 of 50 for surveying and mapping technicians at $55,580. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, surveying and mapping technicians sits at 277 of 437 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Take-home for surveying and mapping technicians in Hawaii, on $55,580, is $44,058; deflated by the state's price level, $40,565. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $56,090 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Surveying and Mapping Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,580 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,200 |
| This salary | $55,580 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Hawaii | $44,058 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,839 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,635 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $52,119 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,234 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of surveying and mapping technicians in Hawaii earn under $55,580 and half over. The published range runs $45,600 at the tenth percentile to $73,200 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $44,058, from $55,580, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 277 of 437 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,565 uses one figure for the whole of Hawaii. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 437 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 277.
- Figures are distribution medians for surveying and mapping technicians in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,600 to $73,200; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $44,058 from $55,580. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 277 of 437 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,565, worked from $55,580, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Hawaii address, on work sitting at 277 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $45,600 at the tenth percentile, $73,200 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $40,565 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Hawaii adds its own income tax on top — which is why $44,058 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($45,600 to $73,200) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Hawaii rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Hawaii's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $40,565 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $44,058 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Hawaii income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.