Cartographers and Photogrammetrists Salary in the US
A cartographers and photogrammetrists earns a national median of $81,390 a year (mean $86,690) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #209 of 825.
How much does a cartographers and photogrammetrists earn in the US?
A cartographers and photogrammetrists in the United States earns a median of $81,390 a year (mean $86,690), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 60% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 14,260 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-1021), ranked #209 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$81,390
per year
Mean
$86,690
per year
Employment
14,260
US workers
National rank
#209
of 825 by median
What a cartographers and photogrammetrists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a cartographers and photogrammetrists (SOC 17-1021) earns a median annual wage of $81,390 and a mean (average) of $86,690. The median is the midpoint — half of cartographers and photogrammetrists earn more and half earn less — and is 60% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a cartographers and photogrammetrists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for cartographers and photogrammetrists is $81,390, and the mean (average) is $86,690. The median is the midpoint — half of cartographers and photogrammetrists earn more and half earn less.
- How does cartographers and photogrammetrists pay compare to the US average?
- At $81,390, a cartographers and photogrammetrists earns 60% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many cartographers and photogrammetrists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 14,260 cartographers and photogrammetrists employed nationally (SOC 17-1021), across all industries.
- Where does this cartographers and photogrammetrists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-1021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-1021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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