State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Washington earn a median of $96,100. In Louisiana, $59,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.6%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $59,990
- p25
- $58,600
- p75
- $76,960
- p10
- $55,870
- p90
- $101,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.