The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Cartography
Respondents
Responses: 142
Avg Exp: 6.69 years
Avg Salary: $49,730
Male: 72%
Female: 28%
Education
AD: 8%
BA: 26%
BS: 42%
MA: 5%
MS: 14%
PhD: 1%
None: 3%
Other: 1%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $46,121
1 year exp: $30,333
2 years exp: $44,000
2 years exp: $31,700
3 years exp: $37,250
3 years exp: $50,650
4 years exp: $48,433
4 years exp: $44,973
5 years exp: $40,683
5 years exp: $47,734
6 years exp: $64,250
6 years exp: $51,625
7 years exp: $42,400
7 years exp: $43,250
8 years exp: $38,250
8 years exp: $75,000
9 years exp: $65,000
9 years exp: $35,296
10 years exp: $65,467
11 years exp: $67,500
12 years exp: $59,000
13 years exp: $63,250
14 years exp: $42,000
15 years exp: $64,720
16 years exp: $108,000
17 years exp: $75,000
19 years exp: $84,000
20 years exp: $86,667
21+ years exp: $40,000
21 years exp: $43,500
Products Used
Linux: 4%
Macintosh: 11%
Novell: 1%
Unix: 1%
Windows: 70%
Miscellaneous
Access: 20%
C++: 2%
DB2: 2%
dBase: 8%
ER Mapper: 1%
ERDAS: 11%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 4%
Idrisi: 3%
InfoCAD: 1%
Java: 7%
Leica: 5%
MapInfo: 10%
MicroStation: 7%
MS MapPoint: 4%
MSSQL: 13%
ODBC: 3%
Oracle: 6%
Smallworld: 1%
Visual Basic: 8%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 19%
AutoCAD Civil: 2%
AutoCAD Map: 7%
Other AutoDesk: 4%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 53%
ArcEditor: 35%
ArcGIS: 75%
ArcInfo: 29%
ArcMap: 59%
ArcPad: 8%
ArcSDE: 13%
ArcView: 34%
Other ESRI: 21%
GPS
Garmin: 23%
Magellan: 8%
Other GPS: 16%
Pathfinder: 8%
TomTom: 4%
Trimble: 22%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 13%
TerraMatch: 1%
TerraModeller: 2%
TerraPhoto: 2%
TerraScan: 3%
