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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>URISA has released the Executive Summary for the 2017 GIS Salary Survey. This document is a preview of the 2017 URISA GIS Salary Survey, and includes valuable summary data from the survey results. The full publication with an abundance of detailed tabular data and extensive cross-tabulations will be included in the full publication release in January 2018. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The full Salary Survey results publication will be available for purchase through <a href="http://www.urisa.org/">URISA</a>. URISA International Members will receive a discount. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Quick Hits from 2017:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>The survey is based on 3,060 respondents who are employed full-time.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>The average salary of survey respondents was $70,857 - an increase of 15% over the 2010 average of $61,540.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>GISPs, on average, earned $10,000 more than non-GISPs.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>A majority (57.7%) of respondents are employed within some level of government, from local to federal agencies.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Most receive additional forms of compensation including health insurance, paid conference attendance, life insurance, paid training, pension/retirement plans and 401(s) plans.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>They spend an average of 70.8% of their time performing geospatial tasks and work an average of 41.6 hours per week.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>The minimum level of education required for their position is a Bachelor's degree.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>They have an average of 13.5 years of professional experience and have been in their current position for an average of 6.8 years.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Less than half (42.5%) were GISPs.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Two-thirds were male and the average age of respondents was 40.5 years.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Most (90.4%) respondents were from the U.S. with the greatest concentration from the South Atlantic, Pacific, Mountain and West South Central regions.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To view the Executive Summary go to - <a href="http://www.urisa.org/gis-salaries">http://www.urisa.org/gis-salaries</a>. 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