State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: Minnesota vs Montana
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Minnesota earn a median of $99,850. In Montana, $72,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
Minnesota vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+32.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $99,850
- p25
- $86,240
- p75
- $115,930
- p10
- $71,620
- p90
- $125,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
Montana
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $72,220
- p25
- $60,340
- p75
- $81,190
- p10
- $44,590
- p90
- $91,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.