GIS Professional Salary Survey

September 18, 2010

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2010 Indiana GIS Professional Salary Survey

September 20, 2010

Introduction

In July 2010, IGIC circulated a salary survey to GIS professionals around the state. Responses were collected online from a total of 268 individuals. Responses were given to a total of 17 questions about salary, education, industry and technology use. An analysis of the results is given below.

Average Salary

Average Annual Salary: $51,869.12

Respondents: 263

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GIS Professional Salary Survey

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Average Salary

Salary Range / Count
Under $20k / 1
$21k - $35k / 41
$36k - $50k / 104
$51k - $65k / 70
$66k - $80k / 29
$81k - $95k / 10
Over $95k / 7

Education Level

Education / Average Annual Salary / Count
High School / $43,347 / 15
Some College / $42,931 / 10
Associate’s Degree / $49,461 / 38
Bachelor’s Degree / $50,110 / 119
Some Graduate School / $58,280 / 4
Master’s Degree / $56,147 / 66
PhD / $60,593 / 7
Professional Certification / $36,000 / 3

Experience Level

Years in GIS / Average Annual Salary / Count
1 - 4 / $41,338 / 65
5 - 7 / $48,541 / 36
8 - 10 / $49,597 / 51
11 - 14 / $60,098 / 51
15 - 20 / $58,588 / 35
20+ / $64,670 / 24

Geography

Region / Average Annual Salary / Count
North / $ 47,834 / 117
North Central / $ 47,834 / 26
Central / $ 55,051 / 43
South Central / $ 39,560 / 5
South / $ 49,109 / 53

Gender and Experience

Gender / Years in GIS / Average Annual Salary / Count / Gender / Years in GIS / Average Annual Salary / Count
Female / 1 - 4 / $34,054 / 29 / Male / 1 - 4 / $47,498 / 35
Female / 5 - 7 / $43,500 / 11 / Male / 5 - 7 / $50,760 / 25
Female / 8 - 10 / $46,140 / 14 / Male / 8 - 10 / $50,931 / 36
Female / 11 - 14 / $54,700 / 10 / Male / 11 - 14 / $61,282 / 38
Female / 15 - 20 / $56,491 / 14 / Male / 15 - 20 / $60,594 / 18
Female / 20+ / $69,430 / 5 / Male / 20+ / $63,417 / 19

Gender and Education

Gender / Ave. Annual Salary / Education Level / Count / Gender / Ave. Annual Salary / Education Level / Count
Female / $35,336 / High School / 5 / Male / $46,988 / High School / 11
Female / $31,267 / Some College / 3 / Male / $48,763 / Some College / 6
Female / $44,956 / Associate's Degree / 11 / Male / $52,226 / Associate's Degree / 26
Female / $46,597 / Bachelor's Degree / 33 / Male / $52,949 / Bachelor's Degree / 80
Female / $27,000 / Some Graduate School / 1 / Male / $68,706 / Some Graduate School / 3
Female / $46,897 / Master's Degree / 24 / Male / $63,814 / Master's Degree / 40
Female / $64,538 / PhD / 4 / Male / $55,333 / PhD / 3

Sector

Sector / Average Annual Salary / Count
City Government / $48,355 / 42
County Government / $40,699 / 61
State Government / $53,654 / 30
Federal Government / $58,663 / 9
University / $49,644 / 16
Private Sector / $55,832 / 70
Utility / $57,307 / 24
Other / $61,667 / 6

Job Title

Job Title / Average Annual Salary / Count
Intern / $ 34,250.0 / 2
Emergency Manager / $ 40,624.0 / 3
Cartographer / $ 40,890.0 / 5
CAD Technician/Manager / $ 42,666.7 / 3
GIS Technician / $ 43,719.4 / 26
Planner / $ 43,916.7 / 6
Surveying / $ 44,550.0 / 7
GIS Specialist / $ 45,278.6 / 30
GIS Supervisor / $ 47,000.0 / 3
Environmental / $ 47,464.3 / 13
GIS Coordinator / $ 47,970.9 / 36
Data Manager / $ 49,800.0 / 5
GIS Analyst / $ 49,875.0 / 23
GIS Administrator / $ 50,600.0 / 3
Support Staff / $ 50,766.7 / 3
GIS Director / $ 53,466.7 / 6
Engineering / $ 54,048.4 / 8
Database Specialist / $ 56,800.0 / 5
Project Manager / $ 59,071.4 / 7
Academic/Researcher / $ 59,468.2 / 11
Project Engineer / $ 62,220.0 / 10
IT/Technical Services / $ 63,272.7 / 11
GIS Manager / $ 65,545.6 / 16
GIS Consultant / $ 70,000.0 / 3
Director / $ 70,000.0 / 7
Manager / $ 74,687.5 / 8
Solutions Engineer / $ 87,500.0 / 2

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Technology Use

Respondents were asked to list those technologies they use regularly. More than one answer was allowed for each question.

1. GIS Software
ESRI Products* / 793
Google Earth/Map / 106
AutoDesk Products† / 72 / *ESRI Products
Microsoft Bing Map/3D / 32 / ESRI ArcGIS ArcView / 158
Bentley Products‡ / 22 / ESRI ArcGIS ArcINFO / 150
GlobalMapper / 10 / ESRI ArcGIS ArcEditor / 103
MapInfo / 9 / ESRI ArcSDE / 97
DDTI Accuglobe / 9 / ESRI ArcGIS Server / 92
GE Smallworld Products / 9 / ESRI ArcPad / 67
GRASS / 6 / ESRI (other GIS products) / 58
Intergraph GeoMedia / 6 / ESRI ArcIMS / 38
Oracle Spatial / 5 / ESRI ArcGIS Server Image Extension / 27
DeLorme XMap / 5 / ESRI ArcMap / 2
MapServer / 4 / ESRI ArcCatalog / 1
GenaMap / 4
Microsoft MapPoint / 3 / †AutoDesk Products
Manifold / 3 / AutoDesk Map / 47
Think GIS / 3 / AutoDesk MapGuide / 13
GE Smallworld (other GIS products) / 2 / AutoDesk (other GIS products) / 12
TerraGo Publisher Suite / 2
Intergraph G/Technology / 2
Sidwell Parcel Builder / 1 / ‡Bentley Products
Crystal Reports / 1 / Bentley (other GIS products) / 14
Think Map / 1 / Bentley Map / 8
QGIS / 1
CityView / 1
Petra / 1
Orion MapStar / 1
Open Source GIS / 1
NASA Worldwind / 1
IHS Petra / 1
Golden Software Surfer and Didger / 1
Transcad / 1
ESRI based 39 Degrees North / 1
Adobe Illustrator / 1
Edulog by Education Logistics / 1
2. GPS Technology
Technology / Count
Trimble / 134
Garmin / 71
Pathfinder / 22
Magellan / 21
Other GPS Products / 20
TomTom / 10
Leica / 4
Topcon / 4
3. Database Software
Technology / Count
Microsoft Access / 182
Microsoft SQL Server / 105
Oracle / 55
dBASE / 49
MySQL / 26
ODBC / 21
PostgreSQL / 5
FoxPro / 3
Excel / 3
Informix / 2
Education Logistics / 1
Sybase / 1
Salesforce.com / 1
ArcGIS / 1
SAS / 1
HIS Petra / 1
Filemaker Pro / 1
4. Programming Technologies
Technology / Count
SQL / 88
Python / 59
HTML / 56
VBA / 48
Microsoft .NET / 45
Other / 44
XML / 42
VB / 38
JavaScript / 29
Microsoft SilverLight / 17
Java / 16
C# / 15
Adobe Flex / 15
CSS / 14
C++ / 10
PHP / 6
Perl / 3
SAS / 2
Flex / 2
GenaMap scripting / 2
C / 1
Fortran / 1
Microstation Basic / 1
UNIX shell scripts / 1
KML / 1
Matlab / 1
Splus / 1
ocaml / 1
Ruby / 1
Winbatch / 1
Unspecified / 24
5. CAD Software
Technology / Count
AutoDesk AutoCAD / 115
Bentley MicroStation / 45
TurboCAD / 1
TruView / 2
Think Map / 1
Other / 7
Intergraph / 1
InfoCAD / 1
Civil 3d / 1
6. Photogrammetry Software
Technology / Count
Leica Geosystems Photogrammetric Suite / 16
ESRI Stereo Extension / 5
Intergraph Z/I Imaging / 3
Other / 3
7. LiDAR
Technology / Count
LizardTech LiDAR Compressor / 9
QCoherent Software / 6
Other / 4
Virtual Geomatics VG4D / 3
TerraSolid LiDAR Products / 3
Trimble / 1
LiDAR Analyst / 1
8. Remote Sensing / Image Processing Software
Technology / Count
Adobe Photoshop / 68
Pictometry Viewer / 50
ERDAS Imagine / 36
LizardTech Compressor Suite / 31
Other / 11
ER Mapper / 7
ITT EXVI EX / 3
DeLorme TopoBird / 3
Idrisi / 3
PCI Geomatics Geomatica / 2
Microsoft Paint / 2
ERDAS APOLLO / 2
GIMP / 2
GenaMap / 1
ITT ENVI / 1
Surfer / 1
Manifold / 1
Map Guide / 1
MultiSpec / 1
IrfanView / 1
Unspecified / 4

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