State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: Illinois vs Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Washington earn a median of $96,100. In Illinois, $54,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.1%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-39.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $54,680
- p25
- $48,620
- p75
- $84,240
- p10
- $47,480
- p90
- $104,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.