The highest-paying states for cartographers and photogrammetrists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of cartographers and photogrammetrists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,830, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for cartographers and photogrammetrists. It is followed by California (average annual salary $98,120). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of cartographers and photogrammetrists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $98,830 |
$79,820 | 30 |
| 2 | California | $98,120 |
$66,130 | 960 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $92,230 |
$71,520 | 120 |
| 4 | Washington | $91,440 |
$65,160 | 570 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $84,020 |
$57,210 | 80 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $80,000 |
$22,240 | 30 |
| 7 | Maryland | $79,480 |
$56,210 | 490 |
| 8 | Alaska | $78,790 |
$63,480 | 100 |
| 9 | Nebraska | $77,370 |
$57,610 | 60 |
| 10 | Oregon | $77,200 |
$52,000 | 580 |
| 11 | Colorado | $76,700 |
$49,070 | 1,290 |
| 12 | Ohio | $75,070 |
$49,050 | 230 |
| 13 | Texas | $74,520 |
$47,840 | 1,740 |
| 14 | Alabama | $74,370 |
$47,140 | 50 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $73,960 |
$54,000 | 220 |
| 16 | Maine | $73,490 |
$54,420 | 60 |
| 17 | New Mexico | $73,400 |
$38,770 | 30 |
| 18 | Illinois | $73,280 |
$45,000 | 90 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $71,730 |
$47,000 | 40 |
| 20 | Tennessee | $71,080 |
$52,700 | 140 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $70,770 |
$48,760 | 90 |
| 22 | Nevada | $69,620 |
$48,990 | 250 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $68,160 |
$33,960 | 130 |
| 24 | Iowa | $68,000 |
$59,560 | 100 |
| 25 | Virginia | $67,590 |
$49,870 | 780 |
| 26 | Michigan | $67,430 |
$32,020 | 330 |
| 27 | South Carolina | $67,120 |
$40,670 | 90 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $66,930 |
$47,010 | 860 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $66,610 |
$39,760 | 30 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $64,990 |
$45,700 | 230 |
| 31 | Florida | $63,830 |
$44,250 | 530 |
| 32 | Arizona | $63,460 |
$48,320 | 350 |
| 33 | Indiana | $63,270 |
$50,240 | 40 |
| 34 | Utah | $62,980 |
$48,220 | 180 |
| 35 | Vermont | $62,660 |
$51,070 | 40 |
| 36 | Wyoming | $62,540 |
$43,440 | 120 |
| 37 | New York | $62,190 |
$45,010 | 290 |
| 38 | Montana | $61,850 |
$26,300 | 180 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $61,360 |
$38,280 | 50 |
| 40 | Kansas | $60,620 |
$47,030 | 170 |
| 41 | Missouri | $60,360 |
$40,930 | 240 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $60,350 |
$32,580 | 40 |
| 43 | Idaho | $58,680 |
$29,990 | 240 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | $58,070 |
$41,230 | 140 |
| 45 | Georgia | $57,860 |
$42,500 | 260 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $56,700 |
$40,830 | 110 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $54,790 |
$39,870 | 150 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $48,700 |
$45,770 | 50 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $45,550 |
$29,600 | 60 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $44,040 |
$31,700 | 100 |