GIS Specialist Salary in Springfield, Illinois

How much does a GIS Specialist make?

As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of GIS Specialist in Springfield, IL is $72,094. While Salary.com is seeing that GIS Specialist salary in Springfield, IL can go up to $88,289 or down to $57,935, but most earn between $64,683 and $80,571. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of GIS Specialist in the United States.

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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 Springfield, IL

Average Base Salary

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64683

80571

72094

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

65745

83503

74051

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 Springfield, IL. The base salary for GIS Specialist ranges from $64,683 to $80,571 with the average base salary of $72,094. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $65,745 to $83,503 with the average total cash compensation of $74,051.

View Average Salary for GIS Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$72,094	$64,683 - $80,571
Bonus	$1,957	$1,062 - $2,931
Total Pay	$74,051	$65,745 - $83,503

* 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 Springfield, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Springfield, IL
CITY, STATE Normal, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,880 - $79,571	COMPARE TO Springfield, IL
CITY, STATE Bloomington, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,703 - $79,350	COMPARE TO Springfield, IL
CITY, STATE Peoria, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,410 - $80,231	COMPARE TO Springfield, IL
CITY, STATE Champaign, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,243 - $78,778	COMPARE TO Springfield, IL
CITY, STATE Florissant, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,550 - $81,651	COMPARE TO Springfield, IL
CITY, STATE Saint Louis, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,657 - $81,784	COMPARE TO Springfield, IL

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About Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. The city's population of 116,250 as of the 2010 U.S. Census makes it the state's sixth most populous city. It is the largest city in central Illinois. As of 2013, the city's population was estimated to have increased to 117,006, with just over 211,700 residents living in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Sangamon County and the adjacent Menard County. Present-day Springfield was settled by European Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The...

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