GIS Analyst salary
What a gis analyst actually earns, from 209 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A gis analyst earns a blended US median near 82,929 dollars, with the typical middle running from 66,393 dollars to 101,915 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 108,970 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 23 percent since 2019. Demand is rated moderate, and 1% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is civil engineer, at 16 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Virginiamedian $132,810
- Washingtonmedian $131,800
- Californiamedian $128,750
- Coloradomedian $119,560
- Texasmedian $108,170
- Michiganmedian $102,300
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Quick answers
How much does a gis analyst make?
The blended US median is about 82,929 dollars, with a typical range from 66,393 dollars to 101,915 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 108,970 dollars.
Is gis analyst a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 1% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a gis analyst move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is civil engineer, at 16 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 15-1299. Live corpus 209 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.