The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Surveying
Respondents
Responses: 32
Avg Exp: 6.13 years
Avg Salary: $56,798
Male: 100%
Education
AD: 9%
BA: 16%
BS: 44%
MS: 9%
PhD: 6%
None: 13%
Other: 3%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $38,000
2 years exp: $37,700
3 years exp: $32,000
4 years exp: $46,500
5 years exp: $45,353
6 years exp: $52,950
7 years exp: $72,500
8 years exp: $53,167
10 years exp: $50,000
20 years exp: $51,000
21 years exp: $225,000
Products Used
Linux: 13%
Macintosh: 9%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 3%
Windows: 66%
Miscellaneous
Access: 16%
C++: 3%
DB2: 0%
dBase: 3%
ER Mapper: 3%
ERDAS: 3%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 6%
Idrisi: 0%
InfoCAD: 6%
Java: 3%
Leica: 19%
MapInfo: 0%
MicroStation: 22%
MS MapPoint: 6%
MSSQL: 3%
ODBC: 0%
Oracle: 0%
Smallworld: 6%
Visual Basic: 0%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 53%
AutoCAD Civil: 53%
AutoCAD Map: 16%
Other AutoDesk: 9%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 31%
ArcEditor: 9%
ArcGIS: 63%
ArcInfo: 3%
ArcMap: 41%
ArcPad: 6%
ArcSDE: 3%
ArcView: 25%
Other ESRI: 6%
GPS
Garmin: 16%
Magellan: 9%
Other GPS: 25%
Pathfinder: 0%
TomTom: 6%
Trimble: 47%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 31%
TerraMatch: 0%
TerraModeller: 6%
TerraPhoto: 3%
TerraScan: 9%