State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: Montana vs Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Washington earn a median of $96,100. In Montana, $72,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.8%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.