The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Cartography
Respondents
Responses: 132
Avg Exp: 6.68 years
Avg Salary: $47,838
Male: 72%
Female: 28%
Education
AD: 8%
BA: 26%
BS: 42%
MA: 5%
MS: 14%
PhD: 1%
None: 3%
Other: 1%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $45,305
1 year exp: $30,333
2 years exp: $31,700
2 years exp: $39,571
3 years exp: $40,975
3 years exp: $37,250
4 years exp: $48,433
4 years exp: $44,973
5 years exp: $40,683
5 years exp: $47,734
6 years exp: $48,333
6 years exp: $51,625
7 years exp: $35,000
7 years exp: $42,400
8 years exp: $38,250
9 years exp: $65,000
9 years exp: $35,296
10 years exp: $65,467
11 years exp: $67,500
12 years exp: $59,000
13 years exp: $63,250
14 years exp: $42,000
15 years exp: $64,720
17 years exp: $75,000
19 years exp: $84,000
20 years exp: $97,500
21+ years exp: $40,000
21 years exp: $43,500
Products Used
Linux: 3%
Macintosh: 11%
Novell: 2%
Unix: 2%
Windows: 70%
Miscellaneous
Access: 21%
C++: 2%
DB2: 2%
dBase: 9%
ER Mapper: 1%
ERDAS: 11%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 3%
Idrisi: 3%
InfoCAD: 1%
Java: 7%
Leica: 5%
MapInfo: 10%
MicroStation: 8%
MS MapPoint: 3%
MSSQL: 12%
ODBC: 3%
Oracle: 5%
Smallworld: 0%
Visual Basic: 7%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 19%
AutoCAD Civil: 2%
AutoCAD Map: 6%
Other AutoDesk: 3%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 52%
ArcEditor: 35%
ArcGIS: 73%
ArcInfo: 29%
ArcMap: 59%
ArcPad: 8%
ArcSDE: 13%
ArcView: 34%
Other ESRI: 19%
GPS
Garmin: 23%
Magellan: 8%
Other GPS: 15%
Pathfinder: 8%
TomTom: 5%
Trimble: 20%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 12%
TerraMatch: 2%
TerraModeller: 2%
TerraPhoto: 2%
TerraScan: 2%
