How much do Cartographers and Photogrammetrists make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, the published 10th percentile is $51,000 and the 90th percentile is $111,000. The difference is $60,000, which is 83.2% 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 $62,420 to the 75th at $89,710, covers $27,290.

The mean annual wage is $77,300, which sits above the median of $72,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 11.4% lower than the national median of $81,390 for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,504, which is 12.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% lower than the Florida median of $79,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cartographers and Photogrammetrists at $71,504 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. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 4th 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $80,850 and employment of 100. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,720, against $71,504 here.
• Jacksonville, FL is 153 miles away, with a median of $88,830 and employment of 70. That median is 23.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,291, against $71,504 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 188 miles away, with a median of $90,030 and employment of 140. That median is 24.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,866, against $71,504 here.

Employment share

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (90 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.