The annual salary statistics of cartographers and photogrammetrists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cartographers and photogrammetrists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $58,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cartographers and photogrammetrists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cartographers and photogrammetrists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,410 | 3.14% | 23.95% |
| 2021 | $76,920 | -2.39% | - |
| 2020 | $78,760 | 6.27% | - |
| 2019 | $73,820 | 12.08% | - |
| 2018 | $64,900 | 9.01% | - |
| 2017 | $59,050 | -0.90% | - |
| 2016 | $59,580 | -3.19% | - |
| 2015 | $61,480 | -0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $61,520 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $61,520 | 1.84% | - |
| 2012 | $60,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,410 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for cartographers and photogrammetrists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of cartographers and photogrammetrists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Olympia | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area |