The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
California - Geospatial
Respondents
Responses: 39
Avg Exp: 5.59 years
Avg Salary: $60,560
Male: 72%
Female: 28%
Education
AD: 3%
BA: 36%
BS: 28%
MA: 5%
MS: 21%
PhD: 3%
None: 3%
Other: 3%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $54,878
2 years exp: $40,000
2 years exp: $61,500
3 years exp: $65,000
3 years exp: $56,667
4 years exp: $48,000
4 years exp: $48,027
5 years exp: $57,750
6 years exp: $72,000
7 years exp: $65,000
9 years exp: $73,000
10 years exp: $87,833
15 years exp: $79,000
16 years exp: $64,000
20 years exp: $80,000
21 years exp: $70,000
Products Used
Linux: 8%
Macintosh: 15%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 3%
Windows: 62%
Miscellaneous
Access: 26%
C++: 13%
DB2: 0%
dBase: 18%
ER Mapper: 5%
ERDAS: 18%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 8%
Idrisi: 0%
InfoCAD: 3%
Java: 5%
Leica: 5%
MapInfo: 3%
MicroStation: 8%
MS MapPoint: 8%
MSSQL: 10%
ODBC: 5%
Oracle: 8%
Smallworld: 0%
Visual Basic: 5%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 23%
AutoCAD Civil: 3%
AutoCAD Map: 10%
Other AutoDesk: 0%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 49%
ArcEditor: 26%
ArcGIS: 87%
ArcInfo: 21%
ArcMap: 72%
ArcPad: 10%
ArcSDE: 15%
ArcView: 44%
Other ESRI: 31%
GPS
Garmin: 33%
Magellan: 5%
Other GPS: 8%
Pathfinder: 8%
TomTom: 3%
Trimble: 33%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 8%
TerraMatch: 13%
TerraModeller: 8%
TerraPhoto: 8%
TerraScan: 10%