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Survey Technician IV

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

5 employees hold this title in Trans-Highways. Median total compensation for the role is $57,709, above the department median of $576.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$288.1K
Role median
$57,709
Agency median
$576
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Survey Technician IV pay vs. the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area

Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Surveying and Mapping Technicians — about 160 people — is $63,510. Trans-Highways pays a median base salary of $42,523 for this role, 33% below that figurebelow the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Trans-Highways sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,850
$48,870
$63,510
$78,940
$87,710
Trans-Highways median · $42,523

The bar is the range of annual wages for Surveying and Mapping Technicians across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Trans-Highways’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Surveying and Mapping Technicians — about 58,010 people — is $54,240. Trans-Highways’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 19th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$37,520
$45,430
$54,240
$66,700
$81,630
Trans-Highways median · $42,523

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Trans-Highways is $42,523, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Baltimore

Survey Technician IV is held in 4 City of Baltimore departments. In Trans-Highways, the median of $57,709 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Survey Technician IV role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Survey Technician beyond City of Baltimore

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $49,746 ranks #3 of 4. See Survey Technician across all of City of Baltimore

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$162,367 · 33
City of Charlotte
$55,827 · 34
Missouri
$26,866 · 12

Median total compensation for comparable Survey Technicianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Frank Trzcinka Jr

Survey Technician IV/Trans-Highways

2014 total comp
$60,684
Base pay
$60,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,684
Hire date
1980-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A49
Annualsalary
58313
Employee ID
66706

At Trans-Highways, Frank Trzcinka Jr serves as a Survey Technician IV. They have served since 1980 (about 34 years). Their 2014 pay totaled $60,684.

Melvin Cornwell

Survey Technician IV/Trans-Highways

2012 total comp
$58,216
Base pay
$58,216
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,216
Hire date
1978-01-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A49
Annualsalary
56607
Employee ID
17576

At Trans-Highways, Melvin Cornwell serves as a Survey Technician IV. Hired in 1978, they have about 34 years of service. Their 2012 pay totaled $58,216.

Wayne Zemon

Survey Technician IV/Trans-Highways

2014 total comp
$57,709
Base pay
$57,709
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,709
Hire date
-191289600000

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A49
Annualsalary
58313
Employee ID
68593

Wayne Zemon is a Survey Technician IV at Trans-Highways. Records show a hire date of -191289600000. 2014 total compensation came to $57,709.

Raymond Abel Jr

Survey Technician IV/Trans-Highways

2012 total comp
$56,827
Base pay
$56,827
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,827
Hire date
-170553600000

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A49
Annualsalary
56607
Employee ID
14470

Raymond Abel Jr holds the role of Survey Technician IV at Trans-Highways. Their hire date on record is -170553600000. In 2012, their total compensation was $56,827.

Michael Jackson

Survey Technician IV/Trans-Highways

2012 total comp
$54,666
Base pay
$54,666
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,666
Hire date
1985-05-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A49
Annualsalary
54334
Employee ID
21635

Michael Jackson is a Survey Technician IV at Trans-Highways. They have served since 1985 (about 27 years). 2012 total compensation came to $54,666.