State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Washington earn a median of $96,100. In New Mexico, $79,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 17.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.6%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $79,200
- p25
- $62,710
- p75
- $96,480
- p10
- $48,040
- p90
- $113,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.