The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Specialist
Respondents
Responses: 365
Avg Exp: 7.04 years
Avg Salary: $53,767
Male: 72%
Female: 28%
Education
AD: 5%
BA: 24%
BS: 39%
MA: 9%
MS: 17%
PhD: 1%
None: 2%
Other: 3%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $38,368
1 year exp: $41,449
2 years exp: $39,002
2 years exp: $46,897
3 years exp: $47,279
3 years exp: $26,610
4 years exp: $41,070
4 years exp: $45,607
5 years exp: $48,536
5 years exp: $56,881
6 years exp: $44,686
6 years exp: $63,400
7 years exp: $50,400
7 years exp: $60,556
8 years exp: $59,000
8 years exp: $65,510
9 years exp: $64,775
9 years exp: $51,967
10 years exp: $61,063
11 years exp: $57,458
12 years exp: $73,079
13 years exp: $69,388
14 years exp: $56,286
15 years exp: $67,385
16 years exp: $67,500
17 years exp: $55,033
18 years exp: $72,000
19 years exp: $68,667
20 years exp: $69,250
21 years exp: $75,715
Products Used
Linux: 5%
Macintosh: 7%
Novell: 1%
Unix: 1%
Windows: 82%
Miscellaneous
Access: 29%
C++: 1%
DB2: 1%
dBase: 10%
ER Mapper: 1%
ERDAS: 7%
FoxPro: 2%
GeoMedia: 2%
Idrisi: 1%
InfoCAD: 0%
Java: 4%
Leica: 4%
MapInfo: 5%
MicroStation: 5%
MS MapPoint: 1%
MSSQL: 16%
ODBC: 7%
Oracle: 6%
Smallworld: 1%
Visual Basic: 12%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 20%
AutoCAD Civil: 8%
AutoCAD Map: 8%
Other AutoDesk: 3%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 74%
ArcEditor: 37%
ArcGIS: 83%
ArcInfo: 36%
ArcMap: 76%
ArcPad: 19%
ArcSDE: 30%
ArcView: 37%
Other ESRI: 38%
GPS
Garmin: 22%
Magellan: 3%
Other GPS: 13%
Pathfinder: 12%
TomTom: 2%
Trimble: 42%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 11%
TerraMatch: 1%
TerraModeller: 2%
TerraPhoto: 1%
TerraScan: 3%
