The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Consultant
Respondents
Responses: 84
Avg Exp: 10.12 years
Avg Salary: $79,026
Male: 73%
Female: 27%
Education
AD: 1%
BA: 20%
BS: 32%
MA: 15%
MS: 30%
Other: 1%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $70,000
1 year exp: $51,143
2 years exp: $52,000
2 years exp: $43,000
3 years exp: $47,500
3 years exp: $53,000
4 years exp: $55,000
4 years exp: $67,320
5 years exp: $96,500
5 years exp: $60,988
6 years exp: $93,000
6 years exp: $55,600
7 years exp: $67,667
7 years exp: $67,000
8 years exp: $59,000
9 years exp: $50,000
10 years exp: $75,417
12 years exp: $84,011
13 years exp: $108,333
14 years exp: $86,571
15 years exp: $111,000
16 years exp: $95,000
17 years exp: $102,333
18 years exp: $65,000
20 years exp: $97,500
21 years exp: $117,438
Products Used
Linux: 5%
Macintosh: 25%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 5%
Windows: 86%
Miscellaneous
Access: 40%
C++: 4%
DB2: 2%
dBase: 10%
ER Mapper: 2%
ERDAS: 7%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 5%
Idrisi: 2%
InfoCAD: 1%
Java: 6%
Leica: 4%
MapInfo: 5%
MicroStation: 4%
MS MapPoint: 6%
MSSQL: 23%
ODBC: 12%
Oracle: 10%
Smallworld: 0%
Visual Basic: 21%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 24%
AutoCAD Civil: 4%
AutoCAD Map: 13%
Other AutoDesk: 6%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 67%
ArcEditor: 50%
ArcGIS: 82%
ArcInfo: 44%
ArcMap: 70%
ArcPad: 24%
ArcSDE: 31%
ArcView: 42%
Other ESRI: 42%
GPS
Garmin: 29%
Magellan: 8%
Other GPS: 12%
Pathfinder: 18%
TomTom: 4%
Trimble: 40%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 17%
TerraMatch: 0%
TerraModeller: 1%
TerraPhoto: 1%
TerraScan: 1%