A Gis Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Gis Engineer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Gis Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $98,164
San Francisco: $97,089
Oakland: $95,043
San Jose, CA$98,164
San Francisco, CA$97,089
Oakland, CA$95,043
New York, NY$89,610
Paramus, NJ$88,520
Queens Village, NY$88,516
Passaic, NJ$88,443
Bergenfield, NJ$88,436
Stamford, CT$88,264
Huntington, NY$88,232
Newark, NJ$87,657
Bridgeport, CT$87,493
Vallejo, CA$87,338
New Brunswick, NJ$87,307
Petaluma, CA$87,260
Middlesex, NJ$87,112
Somerset, NJ$87,058
Santa Cruz, CA$86,957
Boston, MA$86,482
Monterey, CA$86,209
Seattle, WA$86,031
Santa Rosa, CA$86,015
Los Angeles, CA$85,992
Juneau, AK$85,789
Washington, DC$85,704
Orange, CA$85,427
Santa Ana, CA$85,221
Long Beach, CA$85,143
Anaheim, CA$85,128
Anchorage, AK$85,089
Santa Maria, CA$84,855
Everett, WA$84,840
Danbury, CT$84,566
Bremerton, WA$84,459
Tacoma, WA$84,178
New Suffolk, NY$84,177
Sacramento, CA$84,155
Santa Barbara, CA$84,069
Trenton, NJ$83,984
San Diego, CA$83,984
Brockton, MA$83,898
Fairbanks, AK$83,707
Lompoc, CA$83,509
Lowell, MA$83,446
Ventura, CA$83,431
Nashua, NH$83,416
Stockton, CA$83,408
Modesto, CA$82,840
Poughkeepsie, NY$82,668
Olympia, WA$82,521
Kennewick, WA$82,521
New Haven, CT$82,489
Lawrence, MA$82,209
Hartford, CT$82,131
Riverside, CA$82,116
New Bedford, MA$82,038
Richland, WA$82,038
Bakersfield, CA$81,929
San Bernardino, CA$81,898
New Britain, CT$81,890
Atlantic City, NJ$81,890
New London, CT$81,859
Norwich, CT$81,836
Portsmouth, NH$81,820
Boulder, CO$81,655
Portland, OR$81,548
Worcester, MA$81,540
Minneapolis, MN$81,299
Philadelphia, PA$81,190
Honolulu, HI$80,933
Saint Paul, MN$80,896
Vineland, NJ$80,878
Providence, RI$80,653
Chicago, IL$80,427
Bellingham, WA$80,334
Springfield, MA$80,271
Baltimore, MD$80,248
Chico, CA$80,053
Pittsfield, MA$79,843
Manchester, NH$79,695
Spokane, WA$79,353
Denver, CO$79,345
Albany, NY$78,979
Troy, NY$78,948
Nassau, NY$78,865
Schenectady, NY$78,785
Wilmington, DE$78,723
Burlington, VT$78,614
Salem, OR$78,583
Portland, ME$78,341
Yakima, WA$78,263
Rochester, MN$78,022
Reno, NV$77,983
Fresno, CA$77,983
Milwaukee, WI$77,913
Detroit, MI$77,835
Ann Arbor, MI$77,822
Allentown, PA$77,812
Colorado Springs, CO$77,680
Syracuse, NY$77,641
Carson City, NV$77,641
Houston, TX$77,532
Eugene, OR$77,493
Gary, IN$77,400
Springfield, OR$77,337
Bismarck, ND$77,322
Galveston, TX$77,267
Medford, OR$77,150
Fort Collins, CO$77,119
Concord, NH$77,080
Austin, TX$77,057
Mesa, AZ$76,894
Reading, PA$76,886
Phoenix, AZ$76,878
Dallas, TX$76,855
Saint Cloud, MN$76,780
Madison, WI$76,676
Utica, NY$76,466
Rochester, NY$76,341
Des Moines, IA$76,333
Raleigh, NC$76,326
Atlanta, GA$76,209
Battle Creek, MI$76,185
Salt Lake City, UT$76,162
Lancaster, PA$76,045
Harrisburg, PA$75,936
Kansas City, MO$75,859
Champaign, IL$75,843
Kansas City, KS$75,843
Fort Worth, TX$75,835
Columbus, OH$75,822
Boca Raton, FL$75,804
Pittsburgh, PA$75,773
Richmond, VA$75,742
Indianapolis, IN$75,726
Cleveland, OH$75,718
Las Vegas, NV$75,625
Cincinnati, OH$75,625
Petersburg, VA$75,508
Huntsville, AL$75,392
Lansing, MI$75,339
Lebanon, PA$75,329
Pueblo, CO$75,322
Appleton, WI$75,298
Buffalo, NY$75,267
Dayton, OH$75,244
Racine, WI$75,228
Charlotte, NC$75,220
Saint Louis, MO$75,197
York, PA$75,150
Elkhart, IN$75,150
Gastonia, NC$75,136
Billings, MT$75,117
Beaumont, TX$75,096
Lorain, OH$75,080
Benton Harbor, MI$75,065
Toledo, OH$75,049
Binghamton, NY$75,010
Rock Hill, SC$75,002
Rockford, IL$74,964
Springfield, IL$74,932
Elyria, OH$74,925
Fargo, ND$74,925
Flagstaff, AZ$74,870
Fort Lauderdale, FL$74,823
Duluth, MN$74,777
Miami, FL$74,777
Cheyenne, WY$74,722
Grand Forks, ND$74,722
Bangor, ME$74,551
Cedar Rapids, IA$74,465
Durham, NC$74,433
Louisville, KY$74,427
Grand Rapids, MI$74,411
Hialeah, FL$74,403
Casper, WY$74,294
Scranton, PA$74,201
New Orleans, LA$74,177
Virginia Beach, VA$74,170
Akron, OH$74,131
Peoria, IL$74,030
Sarasota, FL$74,014
Nashville, TN$73,960
Omaha, NE$73,960
Green Bay, WI$73,960
Baton Rouge, LA$73,921
Charleston, SC$73,905
Jamestown, NY$73,866
Davenport, IA$73,866
Tucson, AZ$73,827
Saint Petersburg, FL$73,781
Tampa, FL$73,765
Evansville, IN$73,718
Port Arthur, TX$73,718
Bradenton, FL$73,687
Santa Fe, NM$73,547
Orlando, FL$73,407
Clearwater, FL$73,384
Canton, OH$73,220
La Crosse, WI$73,220
Albuquerque, NM$73,174
Newport News, VA$73,166
High Point, NC$73,142
Ogden, UT$73,111
Corpus Christi, TX$73,049
Norfolk, VA$73,002
Laramie, WY$73,002
Rock Island, IL$72,956
Saginaw, MI$72,940
Jacksonville, FL$72,932
Salisbury, NC$72,917
Boise, ID$72,901
Moline, IL$72,862
Fort Myers, FL$72,839
Memphis, TN$72,823
Tulsa, OK$72,784
Waterloo, IA$72,738
Spartanburg, SC$72,660
Lincoln, NE$72,621
Fort Wayne, IN$72,605
Provo, UT$72,598
Cedar Falls, IA$72,504
San Antonio, TX$72,473
Greensboro, NC$72,442
South Bend, IN$72,434
Savannah, GA$72,349
Muskegon, MI$72,317
Birmingham, AL$72,310
Winston Salem, NC$72,271
Lake Charles, LA$72,084
Anderson, IN$72,068
Lexington, KY$72,045
Augusta, GA$72,022
Greenville, SC$72,022
Lima, OH$71,959
Wichita, KS$71,952
Tuscaloosa, AL$71,952
Columbia, SC$71,882
Springfield, OH$71,866
Asheville, NC$71,741
Bloomington, IN$71,687
Knoxville, TN$71,407
Shreveport, LA$71,399
Wilmington, NC$71,298
Roanoke, VA$71,298
Topeka, KS$71,158
Frankfort, KY$71,149
Oklahoma City, OK$71,096
Chillicothe, OH$71,064
Longview, TX$71,057
Melbourne, FL$71,049
Sioux Falls, SD$70,924
Mobile, AL$70,917
Terre Haute, IN$70,885
Altoona, PA$70,839
Amarillo, TX$70,784
Killeen, TX$70,761
Fayetteville, AR$70,699
Chattanooga, TN$70,675
Sioux City, IA$70,605
Idaho Falls, ID$70,590
Lynchburg, VA$70,527
Gainesville, FL$70,426
Portsmouth, OH$70,387
Little Rock, AR$70,372
Lafayette, LA$70,341
Youngstown, OH$70,341
Daytona Beach, FL$70,294
Clarksville, TN$70,286
Pensacola, FL$70,278
Temple, TX$70,273
Hopkinsville, KY$70,045
Erie, PA$70,029
Florence, SC$69,998
Charleston, WV$69,874
Great Falls, MT$69,835
Macon, GA$69,726
Tallahassee, FL$69,718
Fayetteville, NC$69,702
Waco, TX$69,687
Helena, MT$69,632
Pine Bluff, AR$69,603
Vincennes, IN$69,508
Lubbock, TX$69,477
Alamogordo, NM$69,430
Twin Falls, ID$69,360
Rapid City, SD$69,337
Jackson, MS$69,197
Huntington, WV$69,191
Greenville, MS$69,189
Parkersburg, WV$69,109
Montgomery, AL$69,095
Wichita Falls, TX$69,018
Springfield, MO$69,018
Biloxi, MS$68,979
Monroe, LA$68,901
Johnstown, PA$68,846
Sumter, SC$68,815
Columbus, GA$68,807
Pascagoula, MS$68,660
Abilene, TX$68,660
Kingsport, TN$68,457
Albany, GA$68,457
Gulfport, MS$68,434
Alexandria, LA$68,177
Fort Smith, AR$67,982
El Paso, TX$67,772
Las Cruces, NM$67,422
Harlingen, TX$67,224
Pocatello, ID$67,212
Florence, AL$67,111
Brownsville, TX$67,095
Mcallen, TX$66,932
Dothan, AL$66,823
Columbus, MS$66,360
Altus, OK$65,998
Lawton, OK$65,850
Pierre, SD$65,570
What Skills Can Increase a Gis Engineer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 4.53% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Web Development (Mentioned in 2.67% Job Postings): Web development is the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet (World Wide Web) or an intranet (a private network). Web development can range from developing a simple single static page of plain text to complex web-based internet applications (web apps), electronic businesses, and social network services. A more comprehensive list of tasks to which web development commonly refers, may include web engineering, web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development. Among web professionals, "web development" usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building web sites: writing markup and coding. Web development may use content management systems (CMS) to make content changes easier and available with basic technical skills. For larger organizations and businesses, web development teams can consist of hundreds of people (web developers) and follow standard methods like Agile methodologies while developing websites. Smaller organizations may only require a single permanent or contracting developer, or secondary assignment to related job positions such as a graphic designer or information systems technician. Web development may be a collaborative effort between departments rather than the domain of a designated department. There are three kinds of web developer specialization: front-end developer, back-end developer, and full-stack developer. Front-end developers responsible for behavior and visuals that run in the user browser, while back-end developers deal with the servers.
Pricing (Mentioned in 1.35% Job Postings): Pricing is a process of fixing the value that a manufacturer will receive in the exchange of services and goods.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Gis Engineer's salary.
Knowledge Transfer: Can increase your salary by up to 35%.
Medical Equipment: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Microsoft Excel: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Gis Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Gis Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Gis Engineer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Gis Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Gis Engineer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$84,383
$41.0
20%
Biotechnology
$80,868
$39.0
15%
Insurance
$80,868
$39.0
15%
Chemicals
$77,352
$37.0
10%
Financial Services
$77,352
$37.0
10%
Gis Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Gis Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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