The GISjobs.com Salary Survey

Minnesota

Respondents

Responses: 95
Avg Exp: 7.03 years
Avg Salary: $51,660
Male: 74%
Female: 26%

Education

AD: 6%
BA: 26%
BS: 35%
MA: 5%
MS: 22%
PhD: 1%
None: 4%

AVG Salary

1 year exp: $31,000
1 year exp: $36,817
2 years exp: $41,927
2 years exp: $20,000
3 years exp: $27,167
3 years exp: $42,833
4 years exp: $49,333
4 years exp: $51,000
5 years exp: $40,250
5 years exp: $44,357
6 years exp: $52,500
7 years exp: $46,000
7 years exp: $55,500
8 years exp: $51,250
9 years exp: $61,667
10 years exp: $73,450
12 years exp: $51,000
14 years exp: $85,000
15 years exp: $63,183
17 years exp: $78,537
18 years exp: $65,000
20 years exp: $78,500
21+ years exp: $101,500
21 years exp: $88,500

Products Used

Linux: 2%
Macintosh: 9%
Novell: 4%

 

Unix: 2%
Windows: 74%

Miscellaneous

Access: 33%
C++: 0%
DB2: 2%
dBase: 11%
ER Mapper: 4%
ERDAS: 12%
FoxPro: 3%
GeoMedia: 3%
Idrisi: 1%
InfoCAD: 2%

 

Java: 15%
Leica: 2%
MapInfo: 12%
MicroStation: 7%
MS MapPoint: 2%
MSSQL: 22%
ODBC: 12%
Oracle: 7%
Smallworld: 3%
Visual Basic: 21%

AutoDesk

AutoCAD: 13%
AutoCAD Civil: 7%

 

AutoCAD Map: 14%
Other AutoDesk: 2%

ESRI

ArcCatalog: 63%
ArcEditor: 33%
ArcGIS: 82%
ArcInfo: 31%
ArcMap: 67%

 

ArcPad: 23%
ArcSDE: 27%
ArcView: 37%
Other ESRI: 37%

GPS

Garmin: 34%
Magellan: 5%
Other GPS: 17%

 

Pathfinder: 14%
TomTom: 2%
Trimble: 35%

LIDAR

Other LIDAR: 17%
TerraMatch: 0%
TerraModeller: 3%

 

TerraPhoto: 2%
TerraScan: 2%

By Job Title

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Cartography (4)
Consultant (2)
Developer (3)
Education (2)
Entry Level (5)
Forestry (1)
Geography (7)
Geospatial (5)
Government (3)
Hydrology (1)
Information Technology (2)
Intern (2)
Manager (3)
Other (1)
Photogrammetry (1)
Project Manager (1)
Real Estate (1)
Specialist (17)
Student (1)
Surveying (1)
Technician (14)