The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Entry Level
Respondents
Responses: 196
Avg Exp: 1.76 years
Avg Salary: $36,417
Male: 69%
Female: 31%
Education
AD: 8%
BA: 26%
BS: 46%
MA: 5%
MS: 11%
None: 3%
Other: 2%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $38,139
1 year exp: $31,090
2 years exp: $33,592
2 years exp: $33,750
3 years exp: $31,819
3 years exp: $33,500
4 years exp: $30,000
4 years exp: $22,000
6 years exp: $23,400
6 years exp: $46,250
13 years exp: $90,000
21 years exp: $54,000
Products Used
Linux: 6%
Macintosh: 26%
Novell: 1%
Unix: 3%
Windows: 73%
Miscellaneous
Access: 19%
C++: 4%
DB2: 1%
dBase: 3%
ER Mapper: 1%
ERDAS: 8%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 5%
Idrisi: 1%
InfoCAD: 5%
Java: 10%
Leica: 3%
MapInfo: 6%
MicroStation: 4%
MS MapPoint: 6%
MSSQL: 5%
ODBC: 1%
Oracle: 7%
Smallworld: 2%
Visual Basic: 7%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 20%
AutoCAD Civil: 3%
AutoCAD Map: 7%
Other AutoDesk: 1%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 60%
ArcEditor: 26%
ArcGIS: 79%
ArcInfo: 19%
ArcMap: 72%
ArcPad: 8%
ArcSDE: 9%
ArcView: 31%
Other ESRI: 22%
GPS
Garmin: 33%
Magellan: 8%
Other GPS: 15%
Pathfinder: 7%
TomTom: 10%
Trimble: 20%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 7%
TerraMatch: 3%
TerraModeller: 2%
TerraPhoto: 3%
TerraScan: 5%
