State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: California vs Michigan
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in California earn a median of $102,780. In Michigan, $75,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+18.9%
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%
Michigan
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $75,090
- p25
- $65,510
- p75
- $82,600
- p10
- $57,720
- p90
- $98,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.