State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Washington earn a median of $96,100. In North Dakota, $71,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 26%.
Nominal pay gap
-26%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $71,070
- p25
- $57,050
- p75
- $87,410
- p10
- $37,390
- p90
- $97,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.