Cartographer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level cartographer earnings begin at:

$45.97 per hour

$95,610 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level cartographer earnings begin at:

$39.98 per hour

$83,170 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level cartographer earnings begin at:

$34.12 per hour

$70,960 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level cartographer earnings begin at:

$24.56 per hour

$51,080 per year

10th percentile

Starting level cartographer earnings begin at:

$17.83 per hour

$37,080 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Cartographer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New Jersey $88,660
California $83,480
Washington $78,740
New York $78,470
Virginia $77,720
Nevada $77,280
Maryland $74,600
New Mexico $73,610
Louisiana $71,250
Nebraska $70,960
Massachusetts $70,950
Connecticut $70,820
Minnesota $70,620
Colorado $70,310
Kentucky $70,060
Illinois $68,763
Ohio $67,880
Alaska $66,380
Hawaii $66,200
North Dakota $63,650
Alabama $63,560
Arizona $63,120
Pennsylvania $63,070
Oregon $63,040
Wisconsin $61,980
Maine $60,890
Vermont $60,870
Texas $60,810
Michigan $59,230
Florida $59,150
Kansas $58,710
Missouri $58,610
Mississippi $58,390
Utah $58,000
Indiana $57,420
Idaho $56,350
Wyoming $56,270
Tennessee $56,200
North Carolina $54,270
South Dakota $54,120
Arkansas $53,440
Oklahoma $52,890
Georgia $50,760
South Carolina $49,210
New Hampshire $49,120
West Virginia $48,690
Montana $47,930

How do cartographer salaries compare to similar careers?

Cartographers earn about the same as related careers in Nebraska. On average, they make less than chemists but more than conservation scientists.

Career Median Salary
Chemist salary $80K
Geologist salary $79K
Molecular biologist salary $76K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $76K
Food science technologist salary $68K
Cartographer salary $71K
Biostatistician salary $66K
Statistician salary $66K
Occupational health specialist salary $65K
Conservation scientist salary $67K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)