How much do Cartographers and Photogrammetrists make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, the published 10th percentile is $60,960 and the 90th percentile is $82,870. The difference is $21,910, which is 27.0% 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 $81,080 to the 75th at $81,080, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $80,030, which sits below the median of $81,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 0.4% lower than the national median of $81,390 for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,602, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the North Carolina median of $81,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cartographers and Photogrammetrists at $82,602 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $77,320. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,244, against $82,602 here.
• Wilmington, NC is 107 miles away, with a median of $66,440 and employment of 30. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,905, against $82,602 here.
• Richmond, VA is 128 miles away, with a median of $78,850 and employment of 90. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,576, against $82,602 here.