How much do Cartographers and Photogrammetrists make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, the published 10th percentile is $44,740 and the 90th percentile is $124,450. The difference is $79,710, which is 110.1% 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 $58,750 to the 75th at $104,660, covers $45,910.

The mean annual wage is $83,100, which sits above the median of $72,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 11% lower than the national median of $81,390 for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,230, which is 13.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Texas median of $73,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cartographers and Photogrammetrists at $70,230 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $91,500 and employment of 40. That median is 26.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,208, against $70,230 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $76,080 and employment of 190. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,580, against $70,230 here.

Employment share

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (430 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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.