State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: California vs Texas
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in California earn a median of $102,780. In Texas, $73,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 38.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.9%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+21.9%
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%
Texas
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $73,970
- p25
- $59,280
- p75
- $106,570
- p10
- $43,040
- p90
- $138,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.