The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Government
Respondents
Responses: 90
Avg Exp: 11.70 years
Avg Salary: $65,999
Male: 74%
Female: 26%
Education
AD: 4%
BA: 20%
BS: 40%
MA: 6%
MS: 17%
PhD: 2%
None: 7%
Other: 4%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $25,000
2 years exp: $39,499
3 years exp: $37,000
4 years exp: $64,700
5 years exp: $53,629
6 years exp: $40,000
7 years exp: $41,908
8 years exp: $41,900
9 years exp: $49,167
10 years exp: $80,945
11 years exp: $77,000
12 years exp: $70,333
13 years exp: $77,500
14 years exp: $67,947
15 years exp: $68,045
16 years exp: $106,000
17 years exp: $72,000
18 years exp: $92,475
19 years exp: $54,000
20 years exp: $80,867
21 years exp: $84,882
Products Used
Linux: 7%
Macintosh: 9%
Novell: 2%
Unix: 3%
Windows: 88%
Miscellaneous
Access: 31%
C++: 3%
DB2: 3%
dBase: 11%
ER Mapper: 3%
ERDAS: 8%
FoxPro: 1%
GeoMedia: 3%
Idrisi: 1%
InfoCAD: 1%
Java: 10%
Leica: 8%
MapInfo: 7%
MicroStation: 3%
MS MapPoint: 2%
MSSQL: 26%
ODBC: 19%
Oracle: 6%
Smallworld: 1%
Visual Basic: 16%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 16%
AutoCAD Civil: 1%
AutoCAD Map: 10%
Other AutoDesk: 2%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 81%
ArcEditor: 37%
ArcGIS: 87%
ArcInfo: 37%
ArcMap: 78%
ArcPad: 13%
ArcSDE: 41%
ArcView: 39%
Other ESRI: 46%
GPS
Garmin: 26%
Magellan: 7%
Other GPS: 22%
Pathfinder: 7%
TomTom: 2%
Trimble: 39%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 21%
TerraMatch: 1%
TerraModeller: 0%
TerraPhoto: 1%
TerraScan: 0%
