Salaries for Geospatial Technology-Related
Careers
Salaries vary depending on the person’s experience, education, position,
employer and location. GeoSearch listed
the following salary ranges in the nationwide 2003
Salary Survey for the Geospatial Sciences. See
the complete report for additional job titles, job descriptions and instructions
to calculate the salary ranges for your area.
Job Title |
Lowest
Salary |
Actual
Average
Salary |
Highest
Salary |
GIS Manager / Coordinator |
$51,850 |
$69,528 |
$81,516 |
GIS Project Manager |
48,023 |
58,869 |
75,834 |
GPS / Survey Manager |
50,390 |
62,994 |
76,772 |
Stereoplotter Operator (all levels) |
25,790 |
43,013 |
47,784 |
GIS Programmer
(Junior & Senior) |
37,010 |
63,903 |
75,995 |
GIS Specialist
(Junior & Senior) |
38,765 |
57,462 |
68,255 |
GIS Technician |
31,028 |
34,801 |
45,848 |
GIS Database Manager |
51,750 |
64,500 |
74,450 |
Raster/Vector Technician |
35,840 |
41,530 |
50,020 |
Digital Ortho Image Technician |
27,287 |
34,336 |
45,268 |
Quality Assurance Analyst |
38,862 |
49,164 |
64,487 |
GPS Surveyor/Technician |
29,236 |
38,171 |
47,410 |
GPS Programmer |
53,138 |
63,800 |
74,500 |
Aerial Photographer |
30,347 |
36,806 |
39,341 |
Programmer/Analyst
(Junior & Senior) |
39,544 |
70,732 |
79,560 |
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published
these 2002 salary statistics:
- Half of all cartographers and photogrammetrists earned between $32,580 and
$55,610.
- Half of all surveyors earned between $29,320 and $53,440.
- Half of all surveying and mapping technicians earned between $22,640 and
$39,070.
2003 Federal Government Average Salaries:
- land surveyors - $62,980
- cartographers - $67,989
- geodetic technicians - $55,374
- surveying technicians - $33,316
- cartographic technicians - $43,517
You may also be interested in several informal salary surveys available at
the following web sites: Clark
University, GISLounge.com, GISJobs.com,
and the University
of Florida. |