How much do Cartographers and Photogrammetrists make in Boulder, CO?

Percentile spread

For Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, the published 10th percentile is $66,350 and the 90th percentile is $130,510. The difference is $64,160, which is 64.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $83,660 to the 75th at $123,990, covers $40,330.

The mean annual wage is $102,300, which sits above the median of $100,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 23% higher than the national median of $81,390 for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,169, which is 16.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.1% higher than the Colorado median of $86,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cartographers and Photogrammetrists at $95,169 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. Boulder, CO ranks 2nd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $82,490 and employment of 100. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,570, against $95,169 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $86,080 and employment of 790. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,375, against $95,169 here.
• Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $101,050 and employment of 40. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,872, against $95,169 here.

Employment share

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (80 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.53 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.