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Cartographers

Earnings

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median yearly income in May 2023 for cartographers and photogrammetrists was $76,210 annually. The lowest paid 10 percent of this group earned less than $48,660 annually during that same time. The highest paid 10 percent, on the other hand, earned more than $113,540 annually. In the public sector, cartographers and photogrammetrists earned the following annual mean wages: $104,770 working for the federal government; $72,910 working for the state government; $78,330 working for local government agencies. In the private sector, the mean annual wage for cartographers and photogrammetrists working in architectural, engineering, and related services was $71,760; while, their colleagues working for management, scientific, and technical consulting services earned an annual mean wage of $70,330.