GIS Analyst Salary (2026)
Typical pay is $81,390 a year, with most GIS analysts earning between $65,670 and $101,960. Based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Nationally, the typical GIS analyst earns $81,390 a year. Early-career pay starts around $65,670, experienced GIS analysts earn $101,960 or more, and the top 10% make over $126,950. About 14,260 people work in this occupation in the US. Pay is highest in California ($102,780) and, among metro areas, in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ($130,820).
GIS Analyst salary in the United States
Annual pay, BLS survey of May 2025
What GIS analysts do
GIS analysts build and analyze maps and spatial data for utilities, engineering firms, governments and logistics companies, using tools such as Esri ArcGIS. BLS counts them as cartographers and photogrammetrists, which is the occupation used here.
GIS Analyst salary by state
Typical annual pay for GIS analysts in every state where BLS publishes figures, highest first.
| State | Typical | Early career | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $102,780 | $75,370 | $131,470 |
| Minnesota | $99,850 | $86,240 | $115,930 |
| Washington | $96,100 | $77,790 | $109,980 |
| Nevada | $93,560 | $78,170 | $103,570 |
| Massachusetts | $92,230 | $81,480 | $107,930 |
| New York | $89,290 | $68,990 | $115,480 |
| Alaska | $89,170 | $73,990 | $107,560 |
| New Jersey | $88,480 | $68,700 | $105,930 |
| Oregon | $88,240 | $75,850 | $106,600 |
| Colorado | $86,960 | $78,330 | $104,790 |
| Virginia | $86,660 | $70,930 | $97,880 |
| Oklahoma | $86,410 | $69,660 | $104,130 |
| Iowa | $84,570 | $67,910 | $96,960 |
| Maryland | $84,360 | $67,450 | $116,600 |
| Connecticut | $84,100 | $70,610 | $100,310 |
| Arizona | $82,260 | $68,620 | $96,360 |
| Nebraska | $81,500 | $52,450 | $96,560 |
| North Carolina | $81,080 | $72,190 | $81,200 |
| Florida | $79,650 | $64,930 | $94,990 |
| New Mexico | $79,200 | $62,710 | $96,480 |
| Maine | $78,670 | $65,280 | $86,910 |
| Missouri | $76,950 | $65,000 | $100,420 |
| Wisconsin | $76,760 | $63,910 | $88,560 |
| Utah | $75,220 | $52,730 | $97,470 |
| Michigan | $75,090 | $65,510 | $82,600 |
| Indiana | $74,800 | $51,810 | $88,490 |
| Texas | $73,970 | $59,280 | $106,570 |
| Pennsylvania | $73,180 | $65,080 | $81,180 |
| Tennessee | $72,990 | $63,370 | $86,940 |
| Idaho | $72,930 | $63,360 | $79,440 |
| South Dakota | $72,910 | $49,860 | $93,430 |
| South Carolina | $72,260 | $57,110 | $92,340 |
| Montana | $72,220 | $60,340 | $81,190 |
| New Hampshire | $72,130 | $60,780 | $87,770 |
| Kentucky | $71,470 | $56,340 | $83,890 |
| North Dakota | $71,070 | $57,050 | $87,410 |
| Ohio | $70,990 | $58,460 | $83,170 |
| Wyoming | $70,590 | $64,030 | $81,200 |
| Georgia | $62,630 | $51,760 | $78,050 |
| Louisiana | $59,990 | $58,600 | $76,960 |
| Illinois | $54,680 | $48,620 | $84,240 |
Highest-paying metro areas
| Metro area | Typical |
|---|---|
| 1. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $130,820 |
| 2. Stockton-Lodi, CA | $130,710 |
| 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $125,330 |
| 4. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $106,000 |
| 5. Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,810 |
| 6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $101,480 |
| 7. Salem, OR | $101,350 |
| 8. Greeley, CO | $101,050 |
| 9. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $100,550 |
| 10. Boulder, CO | $100,120 |
| 11. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $100,080 |
| 12. Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $98,950 |
| 13. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $97,820 |
| 14. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $97,650 |
| 15. Reno, NV | $97,650 |
Pay in Apollo's markets
| Metro | Typical |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | $65,190 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $72,400 |
| Houston | $96,390 |
| Austin | $76,080 |
| Charlotte | $79,330 |
| Raleigh | $81,080 |
| San Antonio | $71,950 |
| Chicago | Not published |
| Orlando | $80,850 |
| Tampa | $72,140 |
| Miami | $90,030 |
| Jacksonville | $88,830 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg | $72,890 |
| Columbia, SC | Not published |
| Charleston, SC | $64,290 |
| Savannah | Not published |
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GIS Analyst salary FAQs
How much does a GIS analyst make in the US?
The typical (median) GIS analyst in the US earns $81,390 a year, or about $39.13 an hour (BLS, May 2025). Half earn more and half earn less.
What is the entry-level salary for a GIS analyst in the US?
Early-career GIS analysts in the US typically earn around $65,670 (the 25th percentile), and the lowest-paid 10% earn under $53,740. Degree, internships, licenses and the industry all move starting pay.
How much do experienced GIS analysts earn in the US?
Experienced GIS analysts in the US earn $101,960 or more (the 75th percentile), and the top 10% earn over $126,950.
Which state pays GIS analysts the most?
California has the highest typical pay for GIS analysts at $102,780 a year. The highest-paying metro area is Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA at $130,820 (BLS, May 2025).
Are GIS analysts in demand?
BLS projects employment in this occupation to grow 7.4% from 2025 to 2035, compared with 3.5% for all jobs, with about 900 openings a year nationally as people retire, change jobs or the field grows.
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Where these numbers come from
Pay figures come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program (OEWS), which surveys about 1.1 million employer locations and is the government's main source of pay by occupation and location. This page uses the May 2025 survey, released in 2026, and updates itself when BLS publishes the next year's figures. Job outlook comes from the BLS Employment Projections for 2025–35. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024, where the US average is 100.
Pay is base wages and salary before tax. It does not include bonuses, overtime, benefits or equity. Early career is the 25th percentile (a quarter of workers earn less), Typical is the median and Experienced is the 75th percentile. The bar shows the full range from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The salary rank check estimates a percentile by drawing straight lines between those five published points.
BLS groups some job titles together. Controls engineers, for example, are counted with electrical engineers, and CAD designers with drafters. Each result names the BLS occupation it uses so you can see exactly what is being measured. BLS does not publish every occupation in every area, for example when too few people in a job were surveyed or when a figure does not meet its reliability standards. When a metro figure is missing, the calculator shows the state figure, or the national figure if the state is also missing, and says so.
BLS occupation used on this page: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists (SOC 17-1021).