The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
California - Specialist
Respondents
Responses: 42
Avg Exp: 8.64 years
Avg Salary: $64,868
Male: 74%
Female: 26%
Education
AD: 2%
BA: 43%
BS: 19%
MA: 10%
MS: 21%
None: 5%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $39,000
1 year exp: $60,000
2 years exp: $68,500
4 years exp: $55,000
5 years exp: $65,848
5 years exp: $54,000
7 years exp: $68,253
8 years exp: $55,000
8 years exp: $72,500
9 years exp: $90,000
10 years exp: $59,000
11 years exp: $63,475
12 years exp: $73,000
13 years exp: $51,000
14 years exp: $97,000
15 years exp: $86,667
17 years exp: $56,550
20 years exp: $85,000
21 years exp: $75,500
Products Used
Linux: 5%
Macintosh: 5%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 0%
Windows: 83%
Miscellaneous
Access: 33%
C++: 0%
DB2: 5%
dBase: 19%
ER Mapper: 2%
ERDAS: 10%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 2%
Idrisi: 0%
InfoCAD: 0%
Java: 2%
Leica: 0%
MapInfo: 5%
MicroStation: 5%
MS MapPoint: 5%
MSSQL: 21%
ODBC: 12%
Oracle: 10%
Smallworld: 0%
Visual Basic: 10%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 21%
AutoCAD Civil: 2%
AutoCAD Map: 2%
Other AutoDesk: 0%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 74%
ArcEditor: 33%
ArcGIS: 90%
ArcInfo: 36%
ArcMap: 64%
ArcPad: 31%
ArcSDE: 33%
ArcView: 36%
Other ESRI: 40%
GPS
Garmin: 21%
Magellan: 5%
Other GPS: 12%
Pathfinder: 7%
TomTom: 0%
Trimble: 38%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 10%
TerraMatch: 0%
TerraModeller: 0%
TerraPhoto: 0%
TerraScan: 2%
