The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Geography
Respondents
Responses: 109
Avg Exp: 6.25 years
Avg Salary: $51,241
Male: 75%
Female: 25%
Education
AD: 2%
BA: 26%
BS: 35%
MA: 11%
MS: 20%
PhD: 6%
Other: 1%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $40,339
2 years exp: $40,782
3 years exp: $43,286
4 years exp: $35,000
5 years exp: $43,000
6 years exp: $63,320
7 years exp: $57,706
8 years exp: $53,000
9 years exp: $60,000
10 years exp: $39,000
11 years exp: $78,000
13 years exp: $76,000
15 years exp: $76,000
17 years exp: $103,500
18 years exp: $85,000
19 years exp: $67,000
20 years exp: $77,500
21 years exp: $74,689
Products Used
Linux: 7%
Macintosh: 12%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 2%
Windows: 75%
Miscellaneous
Access: 33%
C++: 5%
DB2: 0%
dBase: 7%
ER Mapper: 2%
ERDAS: 18%
FoxPro: 2%
GeoMedia: 4%
Idrisi: 4%
InfoCAD: 3%
Java: 9%
Leica: 0%
MapInfo: 14%
MicroStation: 6%
MS MapPoint: 6%
MSSQL: 12%
ODBC: 3%
Oracle: 6%
Smallworld: 4%
Visual Basic: 10%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 25%
AutoCAD Civil: 6%
AutoCAD Map: 4%
Other AutoDesk: 2%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 83%
ArcEditor: 49%
ArcGIS: 94%
ArcInfo: 39%
ArcMap: 88%
ArcPad: 17%
ArcSDE: 28%
ArcView: 49%
Other ESRI: 47%
GPS
Garmin: 48%
Magellan: 10%
Other GPS: 21%
Pathfinder: 16%
TomTom: 13%
Trimble: 40%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 26%
TerraMatch: 2%
TerraModeller: 3%
TerraPhoto: 2%
TerraScan: 4%
