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State comparison · 2025

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: California vs Maine

Occupation

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in California earn a median of $102,780. In Maine, $78,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 30.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+30.6%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+14.6%
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%
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Maine

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Median
$78,670
p25
$65,280
p75
$86,910
p10
$52,580
p90
$102,430
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.1
See full breakdown for Maine

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.