How much do Cartographers and Photogrammetrists make in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?

Percentile spread

For Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, the published 10th percentile is $53,500 and the 90th percentile is $119,790. The difference is $66,290, which is 85.7% 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 $62,200 to the 75th at $97,180, covers $34,980.

The mean annual wage is $82,220, which sits above the median of $77,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median is 5% lower than the national median of $81,390 for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,244, which is 2.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% lower than the North Carolina median of $81,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cartographers and Photogrammetrists at $79,244 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 6th of 7 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).).

• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $81,080. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,602, against $79,244 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 111 miles away, with a median of $79,330 and employment of 130. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,491, against $79,244 here.
• Richmond, VA is 134 miles away, with a median of $78,850 and employment of 90. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,576, against $79,244 here.