SOC 17-1021 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for cartographers and photogrammetrists in Dallas, Texas is $83,100 a year ($39.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $72,400: half of the 430 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($86,690).

$83,100average per year

$39.95 / hourMedian $72,400Take-home ≈ $67,291

  • $45K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $105K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

430people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#2 of 5Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,450 or more. The middle half of cartographers and photogrammetrists in Dallas earn between $58,750 and $104,660.

  • $45K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $105K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,100$6,925$39.95
Median$72,400$6,033$34.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,750$4,896$28.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$104,660$8,722$50.32

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Cartographers and photogrammetrists in Dallas earn about the same as the Texas average ($85,370) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($86,690). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $81,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$83,100$72,400$44,740$124,450430
Texas$85,370$73,970$43,040$138,3901,780
United States$86,690$81,390$53,740$126,95014,260

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $83,100, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $67,291 a year, or $5,608 a month and $2,588 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for cartographers and photogrammetrists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $83,100 buys what about $80,609 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 2nd of 5 Texas metro areas for this job; Houston pays the most ($103,690).

All Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for cartographers and photogrammetrists

Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($116,650).

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary by city

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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary in Dallas: questions

How much do cartographers and photogrammetrists make an hour in Dallas?

$39.95 an hour on average, and $34.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level cartographers and photogrammetrists salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the cartographers and photogrammetrists take-home pay in Dallas?

About $67,291 a year ($5,608 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,100. Texas has no state income tax.

Do cartographers and photogrammetrists earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($86,690).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-1021; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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