State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: Minnesota vs Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Minnesota earn a median of $99,850. In Washington, $96,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 3.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.9%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+12.8%
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
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.