The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Consultant
Respondents
Responses: 92
Avg Exp: 10.14 years
Avg Salary: $81,055
Male: 70%
Female: 30%
Education
AD: 2%
BA: 20%
BS: 34%
MA: 14%
MS: 29%
Other: 1%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $51,143
1 year exp: $70,000
2 years exp: $52,000
2 years exp: $43,000
3 years exp: $47,500
3 years exp: $53,000
4 years exp: $70,767
4 years exp: $55,000
5 years exp: $60,988
5 years exp: $96,500
6 years exp: $93,000
6 years exp: $55,600
7 years exp: $67,000
7 years exp: $68,250
8 years exp: $59,000
9 years exp: $62,500
10 years exp: $77,692
11 years exp: $111,000
12 years exp: $94,180
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: $77,500
20 years exp: $97,500
21 years exp: $117,438
Products Used
Linux: 5%
Macintosh: 23%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 4%
Windows: 85%
Miscellaneous
Access: 37%
C++: 3%
DB2: 2%
dBase: 9%
ER Mapper: 2%
ERDAS: 7%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 4%
Idrisi: 2%
InfoCAD: 1%
Java: 5%
Leica: 3%
MapInfo: 4%
MicroStation: 3%
MS MapPoint: 5%
MSSQL: 24%
ODBC: 11%
Oracle: 10%
Smallworld: 1%
Visual Basic: 20%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 22%
AutoCAD Civil: 4%
AutoCAD Map: 12%
Other AutoDesk: 5%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 65%
ArcEditor: 46%
ArcGIS: 83%
ArcInfo: 40%
ArcMap: 70%
ArcPad: 22%
ArcSDE: 29%
ArcView: 39%
Other ESRI: 45%
GPS
Garmin: 26%
Magellan: 8%
Other GPS: 13%
Pathfinder: 16%
TomTom: 4%
Trimble: 38%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 16%
TerraMatch: 0%
TerraModeller: 1%
TerraPhoto: 1%
TerraScan: 1%