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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary in California

The median cartographers and photogrammetrists in California earns $102,780 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,162 a month.

10th percentile
$63,080
25th percentile
$75,370
Median percentile
$102,780
75th percentile
$131,470
90th percentile
$135,490

Based on 1,450 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$73,941 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,780
Federal income tax−$13,782
Social Security + Medicare−$7,863
California income tax (approx.)−$7,195
Monthly take-home$6,162
Every two weeks$2,844

Does it go far here?

$92,829Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All cartographers and photogrammetrists salaries · Take-home pay in California