SOC 17-1021 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cartographers and Photogrammetrists make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $77,830. The 10th percentile is $63,200 and the 90th percentile is $98,610. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$77,830

10th percentile
$63,200
25th percentile
$73,870
Median
$77,830
75th percentile
$89,820
90th percentile
$98,610
Mean
$79,330

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, the published 10th percentile is $63,200 and the 90th percentile is $98,610. The difference is $35,410, which is 45.5% 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 $73,870 to the 75th at $89,820, covers $15,950.

The mean annual wage is $79,330, which sits above the median of $77,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $81,390 for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,599, which is 4.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Michigan median of $75,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cartographers and Photogrammetrists at $77,599 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Toledo, OH is 85 miles away, with a median of $72,290 and employment of 30. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,044, against $77,599 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $72,420 and employment of 70. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,106, against $77,599 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 191 miles away, with a median of $79,560 and employment of 130. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,336, against $77,599 here.

Employment share

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (80 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Cartographers and Photogrammetrists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cartographers and Photogrammetrists make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $77,830. The 10th percentile is $63,200 and the 90th percentile is $98,610. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists?

The local median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $81,390.

What is Cartographers and Photogrammetrists pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,830 is $77,599. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists?

Toledo, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 85 miles away, at $72,290. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.