The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA-Iowa
Respondents
Responses: 41
Avg Exp: 8.76 years
Avg Salary: 56,974
Male: 63%
Female: 37%
Education
AD: 2%
BA: 17%
BS: 34%
MA: 12%
MS: 24%
None: 2%
Other: 7%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: 42,500
2 years exp: 30,000
2 years exp: 42,500
3 years exp: 45,000
4 years exp: 56,000
5 years exp: 39,330
5 years exp: 60,000
6 years exp: 49,333
9 years exp: 56,250
10 years exp: 54,125
11 years exp: 83,746
13 years exp: 76,000
15 years exp: 86,000
16 years exp: 94,688
21 years exp: 77,500
Products Used
Linux: 5%
Macintosh: 10%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 0%
Windows: 85%
Miscellaneous
Access: 34%
C++: 2%
DB2: 0%
dBase: 5%
ER Mapper: 0%
ERDAS: 10%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 5%
Idrisi: 0%
InfoCAD: 0%
Java: 15%
Leica: 5%
MapInfo: 2%
MicroStation: 5%
MS MapPoint: 2%
MSSQL: 41%
ODBC: 44%
Oracle: 10%
Smallworld: 0%
Visual Basic: 37%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 22%
AutoCAD Civil: 7%
AutoCAD Map: 15%
Other AutoDesk: 2%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 63%
ArcEditor: 44%
ArcGIS: 71%
ArcInfo: 44%
ArcMap: 68%
ArcPad: 24%
ArcSDE: 37%
ArcView: 32%
Other ESRI: 32%
GPS
Garmin: 29%
Magellan: 12%
Other GPS: 20%
Pathfinder: 10%
TomTom: 2%
Trimble: 39%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 29%
TerraMatch: 0%
TerraModeller: 0%
TerraPhoto: 0%
TerraScan: 0%
By Job Title
Analyst (8)
Contract & Freelance (1)
Database (1)
Geospatial (3)
Government (2)
Information Technology (2)
Land Use (1)
Manager (5)
Planning (2)
Project Manager (7)
Real Estate (1)
Software Development (1)
Specialist (2)
Technician (4)
Transportation (1)