State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: California vs Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in California earn a median of $102,780. In Washington, $96,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 7%.
Nominal pay gap
+7%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+3.4%
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%
Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $96,100
- p25
- $77,790
- p75
- $109,980
- p10
- $66,250
- p90
- $128,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.