GIS Specialist Salary in Atlanta, GA

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How much does a GIS Specialist make in Atlanta, GA? The average GIS Specialist salary in Atlanta, GA is $71,842 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $64,467 and $80,711. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Assistant GIS Specialist

PTS Advance - Akron , OH

The Assistant Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist will support the development, updating, analysis, and management of GIS data across a range of professional services. This role involves ...

LinkedIn - 9 days ago

GIS Specialist

Electrical District No. 2, Pinal County - Casa Grande , AZ

As the GIS Specialist you will be responsible for maintaining the GIS database of all electrical assets, and facilitating its integration with Accounting, Billing, Outage, Engineering, and iOS ...

ZipRecruiter - 5 days ago

GIS Specialist I or II

First Electric Cooperative - Jacksonville , AR

POSITION DESCRIPTION GIS Specialist I I. Objectives A. To post daily changes and updates to the geographic information system (GIS). B. To prepare staking sheets for close-out and post changes to GIS ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 11 days ago

GIS Specialist for FEWS NET 8 - US based remote

Tetra Tech, Inc. - Arlington , VA

The GIS Specialist will manage a project GIS database and produce spatial analyses critical for decision-making. They will integrate geospatial data with other analytical data sets, provide GIS ...

Jobcase.com / Upward.net - 17 days ago

GIS Specialist

WAVSYS - Houston , TX

Position Summary The Asset Specialist - Fiber ensures the compliance, integrity and 'readiness' of ... System (GIS) applications which model telecommunications outside plant fiber optic systems as ...

ZipRecruiter - 5 days ago

Environmental GIS Specialist (Temporary, Part-Time)

Apex Clean Energy - Charlottesville , VA

Job Description We are currently seeking a part time Environmental GIS Specialist to support our national portfolio of utility-scale wind and solar renewable energy projects. This position reports to ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 20 days ago

What does a GIS Specialist do?

Common responsibilities of a GIS Specialist

Creates moderately complex cartographic products, dynamic web maps, static maps, charts, reports and graphs as needed by departments and assists in the management of department/division GIS layers and related data.

May 17, 2023

Management of hardware and software issues, database design and maintenance, technical proficiency, and management of the GIS server.

March 27, 2023

Reviews and interprets disparate data sources to develop, maintain and deliver GIS data products.

July 28, 2022

Demonstrated experience with GPS technology, field data collection techniques, data integration to a GIS, and troubleshooting of equipment and digital files.

November 01, 2022

Develop GIS services supporting flood inundation mapping, excessive rainfall products, and quantitative precipitation forecasts for the initial release of the GIS viewer.

March 08, 2023

Communicates with Engineering and Oil and Gas Department effectively to disseminate information.

March 12, 2023

Maintains project progress reports and works to ensure project task and activity schedules are met.

April 09, 2023

Provide technical expertise on spatial data collection, map series creation, compilation of available geospatial data sets, web mapping, spatial analysis, data visualization and remote sensing.

April 20, 2023

Performs other essential duties which increase production such as automating processes, creating custom client templates, or equations.

April 22, 2023

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Average Salary Range for GIS Specialist in Atlanta, GA

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64467

80711

71842

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84077

74030

What is the average salary for GIS Specialist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of GIS Specialist in Atlanta, GA. The base salary for GIS Specialist ranges from $64,467 to $80,711 with the average base salary of $71,842. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $65,522 to $84,077 with the average total cash compensation of $74,030.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$71,842	$64,467 - $80,711
Bonus	$2,188	$1,055 - $3,366
Total Pay	$74,030	$65,522 - $84,077

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

GIS Specialist Salary Near Atlanta, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Roswell, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,431 - $80,666	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Marietta, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,493 - $80,743	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Athens, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,216 - $80,397	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Macon, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,167 - $76,579	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Gadsden, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,034 - $77,665	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Columbus, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $59,889 - $74,979	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA

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About Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta (/ætˈlæntə/) is the capital of, and the most populous city in, the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2017 population of 486,290, it is also the 38th most-populous city in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.8 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia. A small portion of the city extends eastward into neighboring DeKalb County. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminating stop of a major state-sp...

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