State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Washington earn a median of $96,100. In South Dakota, $72,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $72,910
- p25
- $49,860
- p75
- $93,430
- p10
- $42,300
- p90
- $96,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.