State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: Minnesota vs South Carolina
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Minnesota earn a median of $99,850. In South Carolina, $72,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 38.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.2%
Minnesota vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+31.3%
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
South Carolina
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $72,260
- p25
- $57,110
- p75
- $92,340
- p10
- $49,280
- p90
- $103,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.