State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: California vs District of Columbia
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,960. In California, $102,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 12.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.9%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-13.5%
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%
District of Columbia
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $117,960
- p25
- $105,500
- p75
- $129,910
- p10
- $79,770
- p90
- $145,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.