Pay by state · 54 states

Geographic Information Systems Technologist and Technician Salary by State (2026)

Name: Geographic Information Systems Technologist and Technician annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians earn the most in District of Columbia at $156,590 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $60,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $116,580. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $156,590District of Columbia
National median: $116,580BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median: $60,470Puerto Rico
States reporting: 54of 54 OEWS areas

All states

Geographic Information Systems Technologist and Technician salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of geographic information systems technologists and technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	DCDistrict of Columbia	$156,590	$123,360	$180,480	17,200	$142,483
2	MDMaryland	$144,680	$114,920	$165,730	19,060	$137,844
3	COColorado	$139,580	$100,150	$160,520	11,800	$135,446
4	VAVirginia	$139,030	$108,160	$165,320	17,000	$137,512
5	DEDelaware	$137,470	$103,620	$170,170	860	$137,734
6	CACalifornia	$134,440	$87,350	$179,730	80,150	$121,423
7	WAWashington	$128,940	$84,540	$168,030	14,360	$120,490
8	CTConnecticut	$127,720	$88,980	$150,440	3,100	$123,270
9	NMNew Mexico	$127,090	$92,560	$167,970	1,650	$137,824
10	HIHawaii	$120,100	$99,630	$135,680	2,080	$109,230
11	NYNew York	$116,990	$83,790	$162,510	11,460	$108,403
12	SCSouth Carolina	$112,260	$80,120	$136,990	4,300	$119,745
13	TXTexas	$111,530	$78,100	$152,110	57,020	$114,912
14	VTVermont	$111,530	$72,640	$168,580	1,320	$113,855
15	OHOhio	$109,780	$76,360	$134,560	6,150	$118,331
16	MAMassachusetts	$109,590	$76,230	$153,900	6,170	$103,624
17	NJNew Jersey	$108,310	$72,370	$167,020	12,010	$99,545
18	MEMaine	$107,990	$84,400	$139,180	900	$111,273
19	IAIowa	$107,340	$77,020	$134,850	3,850	$122,308
20	PAPennsylvania	$107,230	$79,490	$134,960	14,580	$109,898
21	WVWest Virginia	$107,140	$66,850	$149,730	3,380	$119,714
22	ALAlabama	$106,330	$81,960	$130,440	2,630	$119,710
23	AKAlaska	$105,960	$71,300	$125,740	710	$103,518
24	MIMichigan	$105,680	$74,640	$133,250	7,440	$109,835
25	FLFlorida	$105,370	$72,240	$141,060	13,710	$101,891
26	SDSouth Dakota	$105,370	$86,940	$126,650	240	$118,947
27	AZArizona	$105,240	$74,650	$136,990	5,510	$104,532
28	NCNorth Carolina	$104,850	$71,970	$140,920	15,090	$111,157
29	GAGeorgia	$104,610	$79,630	$138,180	20,630	$108,637
30	KSKansas	$103,380	$79,500	$129,770	1,340	$114,780
31	OKOklahoma	$102,520	$81,970	$125,240	3,320	$116,708
32	RIRhode Island	$102,210	$75,360	$129,130	830	$99,932
33	MOMissouri	$101,040	$70,270	$132,860	14,340	$111,257
34	NVNevada	$100,220	$73,250	$136,490	2,610	$100,241
35	ILIllinois	$99,360	$65,040	$133,070	11,160	$99,402
36	IDIdaho	$98,700	$79,020	$129,630	1,040	$103,357
37	UTUtah	$97,470	$64,110	$127,140	6,680	$98,590
38	OROregon	$97,350	$80,260	$130,270	2,450	$94,184
39	VIU.S. Virgin Islands	$96,180	$83,400	$128,670	40	N/A
40	WYWyoming	$94,520	$77,000	$122,930	170	$101,973
41	INIndiana	$93,540	$53,190	$118,340	3,340	$100,226
42	NENebraska	$92,480	$64,630	$115,920	2,280	$102,638
43	MNMinnesota	$91,750	$78,620	$131,580	4,180	$93,033
44	NHNew Hampshire	$91,720	$68,080	$132,970	970	$88,053
45	KYKentucky	$89,420	$60,170	$115,210	1,850	$99,180
46	WIWisconsin	$88,130	$68,300	$109,480	4,680	$93,661
47	ARArkansas	$86,940	$53,870	$111,360	1,120	$100,003
48	MSMississippi	$86,940	$61,580	$112,920	1,450	$99,985
49	MTMontana	$81,970	$63,300	$103,380	540	$86,608
50	NDNorth Dakota	$78,330	$55,740	$101,450	730	$88,052
51	LALouisiana	$77,000	$52,770	$108,110	5,020	$87,295
52	GUGuam	$76,770	$37,830	$105,810	280	N/A
53	TNTennessee	$76,470	$58,030	$100,890	10,930	$83,237
54	PRPuerto Rico	$60,470	$28,300	$95,950	880	N/A

Method

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $156,590, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $142,483.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Questions

Geographic Information Systems Technologist and Technician pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians the most?

District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians at $156,590 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($144,680) and Colorado ($139,580).

Which state pays Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians at $60,470 a year, $96,120 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $142,483 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $156,590. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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