The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Technician
Respondents
Responses: 465
Avg Exp: 4.01 years
Avg Salary: $42,119
Male: 72%
Female: 28%
Education
AD: 7%
BA: 30%
BS: 42%
MA: 4%
MS: 8%
PhD: 0%
None: 5%
Other: 3%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $30,901
1 year exp: $36,606
2 years exp: $41,245
2 years exp: $32,007
3 years exp: $36,128
3 years exp: $47,386
4 years exp: $47,297
4 years exp: $42,935
5 years exp: $38,880
5 years exp: $48,540
6 years exp: $46,774
6 years exp: $46,900
7 years exp: $46,667
8 years exp: $46,560
8 years exp: $38,857
9 years exp: $57,500
9 years exp: $35,750
10 years exp: $51,757
11 years exp: $47,669
12 years exp: $53,707
13 years exp: $58,233
14 years exp: $50,398
15 years exp: $53,000
16 years exp: $57,240
17 years exp: $84,000
20 years exp: $47,000
21 years exp: $60,329
Products Used
Linux: 3%
Macintosh: 11%
Novell: 1%
Unix: 2%
Windows: 71%
Miscellaneous
Access: 26%
C++: 2%
DB2: 0%
dBase: 9%
ER Mapper: 1%
ERDAS: 8%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 1%
Idrisi: 2%
InfoCAD: 0%
Java: 5%
Leica: 2%
MapInfo: 4%
MicroStation: 6%
MS MapPoint: 1%
MSSQL: 9%
ODBC: 2%
Oracle: 5%
Smallworld: 3%
Visual Basic: 7%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 19%
AutoCAD Civil: 7%
AutoCAD Map: 7%
Other AutoDesk: 3%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 65%
ArcEditor: 34%
ArcGIS: 76%
ArcInfo: 26%
ArcMap: 71%
ArcPad: 12%
ArcSDE: 20%
ArcView: 33%
Other ESRI: 24%
GPS
Garmin: 21%
Magellan: 3%
Other GPS: 14%
Pathfinder: 7%
TomTom: 3%
Trimble: 35%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 9%
TerraMatch: 2%
TerraModeller: 2%
TerraPhoto: 1%
TerraScan: 3%
