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State comparison · 2025

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: California vs Connecticut

Occupation

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in California earn a median of $102,780. In Connecticut, $84,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 22.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+22.2%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

California

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Median
$102,780
p25
$75,370
p75
$131,470
p10
$63,080
p90
$135,490
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
110.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-75%
See full breakdown for California

Connecticut

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Median
$84,100
p25
$70,610
p75
$100,310
p10
$52,470
p90
$122,430
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.6
See full breakdown for Connecticut

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.