Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,894
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$10,546
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,785
Indiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Indiana — 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
$56,440
Kept after tax
$45,894
Worth in national money
$49,785
State rank
27
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana sits in the middle of the pack for surveying and mapping technicians. The median is $56,440, ranking 27 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Indiana reports figures for, this is number 256.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $56,440 you keep $45,894, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $49,785 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $55,990, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for surveying and mapping technicians: a median of $56,440, ranking 27 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Indiana's occupational distribution, surveying and mapping technicians sits at 256 of 493 — 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.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for surveying and mapping technicians on $56,440 is $45,894. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $49,785 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $55,990 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Surveying and Mapping Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,110 |
| This salary | $56,440 |
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 Indiana | $45,894 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,530 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$874 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $54,405 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,057 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
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 Indiana earn under $56,440 and half over. The published range runs $37,470 at the tenth percentile to $75,110 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $45,894, from $56,440, 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 256 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Indiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $49,785, the adjusted value of that $56,440 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 256 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for surveying and mapping technicians in Indiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,470 to $75,110; 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 Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $45,894 from $56,440. 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 256 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Indiana, so $49,785 — the adjusted value of that $56,440 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 256 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,470 at the tenth percentile, $75,110 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Indiana is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $49,785 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Indiana then takes its own share, leaving $45,894.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,470 to $75,110) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Indiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Indiana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $49,785 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $45,894 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Indiana 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.