Survey Technician II pay range
State of Texas · class code 2107
- Class code
- 2107
- Pay group
- A20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Survey Technician II is $51,158 to $81,351 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 2107.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Survey Technician series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs surveying and mapping work involving measuring and recording data on land, buildings or construction projects; processing field survey data; and creating plans using computer aided design software.
How it differs from neighbouring classes
The Survey Technician job classification series is intended primarily for those employees who are not yet a Registered Professional Land Surveyor. Employees typically perform general surveying duties including performing necessary calculations to obtain field survey data and/or assisting with specialized surveying work under the guidance of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor.
Examples of the work
Imports and stores surveying data collected in the field and assists licensed surveyors with the processing of field surveying data, analysis of the data, and surveying related computations. Conducts records research for evaluation and processing of miscellaneous easements or other leases. Conducts records research and analysis for reviewing submitted surveys. Visits sites to record survey measurements and other descriptive data. Measures distances and assists in conducting trigonometric and conventional leveling surveys to determine elevations. Operates surveying instruments, such as electronic distance-measuring equipment to collect survey data.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in surveying and mapping work. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent supplemented by courses in drafting, architectural or mechanical drawing, and mathematics is generally preferred. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.