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State comparison · 2025

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: California vs New York

Occupation

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in California earn a median of $102,780. In New York, $89,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 15.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+15.1%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+12.2%
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

New York

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Median
$89,290
p25
$68,990
p75
$115,480
p10
$37,530
p90
$126,170
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
See full breakdown for New York

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.