The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
Massachusetts
Respondents
Responses: 64
Avg Exp: 8.59 years
Avg Salary: $63,282
Male: 70%
Female: 30%
Education
AD: 6%
BA: 19%
BS: 20%
MA: 16%
MS: 33%
PhD: 2%
None: 5%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $43,880
2 years exp: $38,000
3 years exp: $46,500
4 years exp: $40,167
5 years exp: $38,667
6 years exp: $78,333
7 years exp: $62,333
8 years exp: $55,000
9 years exp: $62,500
10 years exp: $84,800
11 years exp: $84,000
12 years exp: $80,000
13 years exp: $120,000
14 years exp: $65,000
15 years exp: $67,500
16 years exp: $82,000
17 years exp: $125,000
18 years exp: $91,000
20 years exp: $112,500
21 years exp: $81,000
Products Used
Linux: 20%
Macintosh: 27%
Novell: 3%
Unix: 6%
Windows: 80%
Miscellaneous
Access: 23%
C++: 8%
DB2: 3%
dBase: 11%
ER Mapper: 6%
ERDAS: 11%
FoxPro: 3%
GeoMedia: 5%
Idrisi: 8%
InfoCAD: 0%
Java: 16%
Leica: 9%
MapInfo: 11%
MicroStation: 8%
MS MapPoint: 3%
MSSQL: 13%
ODBC: 6%
Oracle: 14%
Smallworld: 3%
Visual Basic: 9%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 19%
AutoCAD Civil: 9%
AutoCAD Map: 13%
Other AutoDesk: 5%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 78%
ArcEditor: 44%
ArcGIS: 88%
ArcInfo: 39%
ArcMap: 80%
ArcPad: 17%
ArcSDE: 23%
ArcView: 55%
Other ESRI: 48%
GPS
Garmin: 34%
Magellan: 6%
Other GPS: 22%
Pathfinder: 11%
TomTom: 8%
Trimble: 33%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 17%
TerraMatch: 3%
TerraModeller: 3%
TerraPhoto: 5%
TerraScan: 5%
By Job Title
Analyst (7)
CAD (1)
Cartography (6)
Consultant (1)
Education (1)
Entry Level (2)
Executive (1)
Geography (3)
Geology (1)
Geospatial (10)
Government (2)
Information Technology (3)
Manager (9)
Planning (1)
Project Manager (3)
Research (2)
Specialist (4)
Student (1)
Technician (6)