What are the main factors that influence a GIS Lead's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for GIS Lead?

The Chemicals industry offers the highest average compensation for GIS Lead roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A GIS Lead's salary?

A GIS Lead's salary grows with experience: starting around $68,651 for beginners, reaching about $69,584 at mid-level, and approach $71,605 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a GIS Lead?

GIS Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for GIS Lead roles are District of Columbia $81,395, California $81,086, Massachusetts $80,005. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of GIS Lead roles make?

Salaries for GIS Lead level roles vary by specialization: GIS Manager: $123,221; GIS Technician/Analyst IV: $116,390; GIS Data/Insights Analyst, Specialist: $116,340; GIS Analyst IV: $116,334; GIS Technician: $91,335.

GIS Lead Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a GIS Lead make in Wisconsin? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a GIS Lead in Wisconsin is $72,316 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a GIS Lead's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,541
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,413 to $78,715
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,039

10% $61,039

50% (Median) $72,316

90% $84,541

GIS Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,715	$6,560	$1,514	$38
Average	$72,316	$6,026	$1,391	$35
25th Percentile	$66,413	$5,534	$1,277	$32

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Key Factors That Influence GIS Lead Salaries

A GIS Lead's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects GIS Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a GIS Lead's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $68,651
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,931
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,584
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,330
Expert (over 8 years): $71,605

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level GIS Lead	less than 1 year	$68,651
Early Career Level GIS Lead	1-2 years	$68,931
Mid-Level Level GIS Lead	2-4 years	$69,584
Senior-Level Level GIS Lead	5-8 years	$70,330
Expert Level GIS Lead	over 8 years	$71,605

How Do GIS Lead Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract GIS Leads. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,395.
California: $81,086.
Massachusetts: $80,005.

District of Columbia $81,395 California $81,086 Massachusetts $80,005 Washington $79,711 New Jersey $79,682 Alaska $79,579 Connecticut $78,565 New York $78,153

Hawaii $76,837 Rhode Island $76,219 Maryland $75,800 Minnesota $75,227 Colorado $75,006 Illinois $74,933 Oregon $74,654 Delaware $74,448

New Hampshire $74,318 Virginia $74,029 Pennsylvania $73,183 Nevada $72,757 North Dakota $72,617 Michigan $72,397 Wisconsin $72,316 Vermont $72,154

Texas $71,706 Maine $71,676 Arizona $71,632 Ohio $71,581 Georgia $70,904 Indiana $70,566 Wyoming $70,500 Utah $70,397

Iowa $70,353 Kansas $70,000 Louisiana $69,897 North Carolina $69,860 Missouri $69,846 Florida $69,559 Montana $69,405 Nebraska $69,258

Kentucky $69,177 South Carolina $68,883 Tennessee $68,699 Idaho $68,625 New Mexico $68,089 Oklahoma $67,971 Alabama $67,537 South Dakota $66,810

Arkansas $66,413 West Virginia $66,199 Mississippi $65,560

Top Paying Cities for GIS Lead

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $70,343
Greenville: $71,012
Hancock: $69,720

Green Lake, WI $70,343

Greenville, WI $71,012

Hancock, WI $69,720

Hortonville, WI $70,862

Iola, WI $70,030

King, WI $70,565

Larsen, WI $70,732

Leopolis, WI $69,943

Manawa, WI $70,290

Marion, WI $70,073

Menasha, WI $71,070

Neenah, WI $70,940

Neshkoro, WI $70,090

New London, WI $70,570

Ogdensburg, WI $70,132

Omro, WI $70,478

Pickett, WI $70,536

Pine River, WI $70,263

Plainfield, WI $69,849

Poy Sippi, WI $70,312

Princeton, WI $70,174

Readfield, WI $70,661

Redgranite, WI $70,331

Ripon, WI $70,466

Rosendale, WI $70,501

Saxeville, WI $70,186

Scandinavia, WI $70,085

Tilleda, WI $69,837

Van Dyne, WI $70,590

Waukau, WI $70,467

Waupaca, WI $70,278

Wautoma, WI $70,114

Weyauwega, WI $70,399

Wild Rose, WI $70,135

Winnebago, WI $70,751

Winneconne, WI $70,587

Wilson, WI $71,744

Boyd, WI $69,886

Cadott, WI $69,936

Chetek, WI $69,747

Chippewa Falls, WI $70,086

Colfax, WI $70,002

Conrath, WI $69,606

Cornell, WI $69,786

Dallas, WI $70,148

Downing, WI $71,408

Downsville, WI $70,890

Durand, WI $70,821

Eau Galle, WI $70,665

Eleva, WI $70,162

Elk Mound, WI $70,007

Elmwood, WI $71,344

Fairchild, WI $70,077

Fall Creek, WI $70,118

Gilmanton, WI $70,482

Holcombe, WI $69,666

Humbird, WI $69,999

Independence, WI $70,278

Jim Falls, WI $69,845

Knapp, WI $71,370

Maiden Rock, WI $71,457

Menomonie, WI $70,822

Merrillan, WI $69,902

Mondovi, WI $70,304

Nelson, WI $71,143

New Auburn, WI $69,719

Osseo, WI $70,326

Pepin, WI $71,703

Pigeon Falls, WI $70,482

Plum City, WI $71,361

Prairie Farm, WI $70,753

Ridgeland, WI $70,374

Rock Falls, WI $70,037

Sand Creek, WI $69,758

Sheldon, WI $69,576

Spring Valley, WI $71,792

Stanley, WI $69,905

Stockholm, WI $71,871

Strum, WI $70,279

Thorp, WI $69,871

Wheeler, WI $70,526

Whitehall, WI $70,188

Spooner, WI $69,555

Almena, WI $70,528

Ashland, WI $69,485

Balsam Lake, WI $71,678

Barron, WI $70,085

Barronett, WI $69,584

Bayfield, WI $69,486

Benoit, WI $69,385

Birchwood, WI $69,460

Brill, WI $69,751

Bruce, WI $69,539

Brule, WI $70,135

Cable, WI $69,243

Cameron, WI $69,768

Centuria, WI $72,072

Comstock, WI $70,720

Cornucopia, WI $69,579

Couderay, WI $69,278

Cumberland, WI $70,200

Danbury, WI $69,970

Drummond, WI $69,449

Edgewater, WI $69,419

Exeland, WI $69,330

Foxboro, WI $70,384

Frederic, WI $70,589

Gordon, WI $69,799

Grand View, WI $69,308

Grantsburg, WI $71,018

Haugen, WI $69,826

Hawthorne, WI $70,365

Hayward, WI $69,330

Herbster, WI $69,674

Hertel, WI $69,574

High Bridge, WI $69,381

Iron River, WI $69,880

Ladysmith, WI $69,545

Lake Nebagamon, WI $70,209

La Pointe, WI $69,368

Luck, WI $71,407

Maple, WI $70,374

Marengo, WI $69,352

Mason, WI $69,362

Mikana, WI $69,743

Milltown, WI $71,705

Minong, WI $69,769

Odanah, WI $69,643

Ojibwa, WI $69,210

Glidden, WI $69,236

Harshaw, WI $69,557

Hawkins, WI $69,425

Hazelhurst, WI $69,568

Heafford Junction, WI $69,627

Hurley, WI $69,428

Iron Belt, WI $69,299

Kennan, WI $69,436

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $69,549

Lake Tomahawk, WI $69,588

Land O Lakes, WI $69,495

Laona, WI $69,533

Long Lake, WI $69,343

Mc Naughton, WI $69,597

Manitowish Waters, WI $69,490

Mellen, WI $69,264

Mercer, WI $69,367

Minocqua, WI $69,622

Montreal, WI $69,447

Park Falls, WI $69,419

Phelps, WI $69,494

Phillips, WI $69,450

Prentice, WI $69,504

Presque Isle, WI $69,461

Saint Germain, WI $69,636

Saxon, WI $69,325

Sayner, WI $69,541

Star Lake, WI $69,361

Three Lakes, WI $69,555

Tony, WI $69,536

Tripoli, WI $69,386

Upson, WI $69,092

Wabeno, WI $69,539

Woodruff, WI $69,652

La Crosse, WI $69,162

Alma, WI $70,924

Alma Center, WI $69,989

Arcadia, WI $70,245

Arkdale, WI $69,724

Bangor, WI $69,314

Black River Falls, WI $69,762

Blair, WI $69,974

Camp Douglas, WI $69,827

Cashton, WI $69,388

Cataract, WI $69,499

Chaseburg, WI $69,276

Cochrane, WI $70,801

Coon Valley, WI $69,248

De Soto, WI $69,396

Dodge, WI $70,048

Eastman, WI $69,593

Ettrick, WI $69,529

Ferryville, WI $69,509

Fountain City, WI $70,496

Galesville, WI $69,741

Gays Mills, WI $69,727

Genoa, WI $69,327

Hillsboro, WI $69,975

Hixton, WI $69,988

Holmen, WI $69,323

Hustler, WI $70,082

Kendall, WI $69,889

La Farge, WI $69,782

Lynxville, WI $69,599

Mather, WI $69,743

Melrose, WI $69,516

Millston, WI $69,594

Mindoro, WI $69,372

Mount Sterling, WI $69,841

Necedah, WI $69,751

Norwalk, WI $69,471

Oakdale, WI $69,830

Onalaska, WI $69,215

Ontario, WI $69,775

Readstown, WI $69,702

Rockland, WI $69,300

Seneca, WI $69,910

Soldiers Grove, WI $69,779

Sparta, WI $69,444

Steuben, WI $69,719

Stoddard, WI $69,219

Taylor, WI $69,836

Tomah, WI $69,866

Trempealeau, WI $69,732

Palmyra, WI $71,308

Tunnel City, WI $69,832

Viola, WI $69,826

Viroqua, WI $69,390

Warrens, WI $69,722

Westby, WI $69,355

West Salem, WI $69,251

Wilton, WI $69,827

Eau Claire, WI $70,278

Altoona, WI $70,374

Arkansaw, WI $71,112

Augusta, WI $70,102

Bay City, WI $71,758

Bloomer, WI $69,861

Boyceville, WI $70,963

Glen Flora, WI $69,422

Wales, WI $72,283

Bagley, WI $69,605

Beetown, WI $69,674

Benton, WI $69,949

Bloomington, WI $69,687

Boscobel, WI $69,837

Cassville, WI $69,604

Cuba City, WI $69,825

Dickeyville, WI $69,884

Fennimore, WI $69,921

Glen Haven, WI $69,566

Hazel Green, WI $69,712

Kieler, WI $69,904

Lancaster, WI $69,761

Mount Hope, WI $69,676

Patch Grove, WI $69,927

Platteville, WI $70,058

Potosi, WI $69,623

Prairie Du Chien, WI $69,774

Sinsinawa, WI $69,684

Stitzer, WI $69,899

Wauzeka, WI $69,710

Woodman, WI $69,634

Portage, WI $71,168

Adams, WI $70,045

Arlington, WI $71,887

Baraboo, WI $71,173

Beaver Dam, WI $71,109

Brandon, WI $70,352

Briggsville, WI $70,725

Burnett, WI $70,629

Cambria, WI $71,068

Cazenovia, WI $70,102

Columbus, WI $71,670

Dalton, WI $70,663

Dellwood, WI $69,809

Doylestown, WI $71,558

Elroy, WI $69,909

Endeavor, WI $70,636

Fairwater, WI $70,490

Fall River, WI $71,467

Fox Lake, WI $70,759

Friendship, WI $69,834

Friesland, WI $70,977

Grand Marsh, WI $70,076

Hillpoint, WI $70,512

Kingston, WI $70,730

Lake Delton, WI $70,912

La Valle, WI $70,199

Lime Ridge, WI $70,462

Loganville, WI $70,674

Lyndon Station, WI $70,293

Markesan, WI $70,388

Marquette, WI $70,632

Mauston, WI $70,028

Montello, WI $70,387

New Lisbon, WI $69,835

North Freedom, WI $71,208

Oxford, WI $70,399

Packwaukee, WI $70,679

Pardeeville, WI $71,210

Poynette, WI $71,662

Randolph, WI $71,066

Reedsburg, WI $70,654

Rio, WI $71,585

Rock Springs, WI $70,747

Union Center, WI $70,225

Waupun, WI $70,499

Westfield, WI $70,060

Wisconsin Dells, WI $70,621

Wonewoc, WI $69,960

Wyocena, WI $71,370

Amery, WI $72,090

Baldwin, WI $72,523

Beldenville, WI $72,389

Clayton, WI $71,147

Clear Lake, WI $71,720

Cushing, WI $71,847

Deer Park, WI $72,235

Dresser, WI $72,722

East Ellsworth, WI $72,206

Ellsworth, WI $72,324

Glenwood City, WI $71,879

Hager City, WI $72,509

Hammond, WI $73,377

Hudson, WI $74,539

New Richmond, WI $73,555

Osceola, WI $73,744

Prescott, WI $73,947

River Falls, WI $73,854

Roberts, WI $73,834

Saint Croix Falls, WI $72,291

Somerset, WI $74,247

Star Prairie, WI $73,360

Pell Lake, WI $71,115

Pleasant Prairie, WI $71,181

Powers Lake, WI $71,236

Rochester, WI $71,523

Salem, WI $71,293

Silver Lake, WI $71,310

Somers, WI $71,093

South Milwaukee, WI $73,197

Springfield, WI $71,145

Sturtevant, WI $71,107

Sullivan, WI $71,475

Trevor, WI $71,326

Twin Lakes, WI $71,295

Union Grove, WI $71,262

Walworth, WI $70,996

Radisson, WI $69,298

Waterford, WI $71,900

Waukesha, WI $72,991

Whitewater, WI $70,901

Williams Bay, WI $70,927

Wilmot, WI $71,323

Woodworth, WI $71,236

Zenda, WI $70,923

Milwaukee, WI $73,595

Saint Francis, WI $73,563

Racine, WI $71,059

Afton, WI $70,852

Albany, WI $71,335

Arena, WI $71,359

Argyle, WI $70,937

Avalon, WI $70,862

Avoca, WI $70,455

Barneveld, WI $71,365

Belleville, WI $71,806

Belmont, WI $70,254

Beloit, WI $70,787

Black Earth, WI $71,809

Blanchardville, WI $71,123

Blue Mounds, WI $71,597

Blue River, WI $69,811

Brodhead, WI $70,848

Brooklyn, WI $71,840

Browntown, WI $70,380

Cambridge, WI $71,806

Gile, WI $69,660

Clinton, WI $70,904

Wausau, WI $69,891

Marshfield, WI $69,921

Abbotsford, WI $69,852

Amherst, WI $70,038

Amherst Junction, WI $69,960

Aniwa, WI $69,617

Antigo, WI $69,686

Arpin, WI $69,783

Athens, WI $69,692

Auburndale, WI $69,749

Babcock, WI $69,640

Birnamwood, WI $69,659

Blenker, WI $69,739

Bowler, WI $69,794

Brokaw, WI $69,798

Bryant, WI $69,536

Chili, WI $69,837

Colby, WI $69,815

Curtiss, WI $69,783

Custer, WI $69,861

Deerbrook, WI $69,531

Dorchester, WI $69,788

Edgar, WI $69,747

Eland, WI $69,738

Elcho, WI $69,565

Elderon, WI $69,780

Elton, WI $69,625

Galloway, WI $69,846

Gilman, WI $69,630

Jump River, WI $69,569

Gleason, WI $69,546

Granton, WI $69,833

Greenwood, WI $69,869

Hannibal, WI $69,619

Hatley, WI $69,711

Hewitt, WI $70,046

Irma, WI $69,577

Junction City, WI $69,712

Loyal, WI $69,863

Lublin, WI $69,689

Marathon, WI $69,735

Mattoon, WI $69,874

Medford, WI $69,713

Merrill, WI $69,689

Milladore, WI $69,737

Mosinee, WI $69,783

Neillsville, WI $69,930

Nekoosa, WI $69,807

Nelsonville, WI $70,112

Ogema, WI $69,524

Owen, WI $69,798

Pearson, WI $69,508

Pelican Lake, WI $69,512

Phlox, WI $69,822

Woodville, WI $72,123

Houlton, WI $74,722

Abrams, WI $69,894

Amberg, WI $69,471

Armstrong Creek, WI $69,488

Athelstane, WI $69,516

Black Creek, WI $70,651

Bonduel, WI $70,088

Brillion, WI $70,588

Cecil, WI $69,980

Coleman, WI $69,833

Combined Locks, WI $71,120

Crivitz, WI $69,708

De Pere, WI $70,043

Dunbar, WI $69,442

Fence, WI $69,369

Florence, WI $69,472

Forest Junction, WI $70,789

Gillett, WI $69,929

Goodman, WI $69,486

Greenleaf, WI $70,312

Green Valley, WI $69,948

Gresham, WI $69,904

Hilbert, WI $70,762

Kaukauna, WI $71,032

Freedom, WI $70,944

Keshena, WI $69,979

Kimberly, WI $71,124

Krakow, WI $69,949

Lakewood, WI $69,600

Lena, WI $69,881

Little Chute, WI $71,121

Little Suamico, WI $69,876

Marinette, WI $69,921

Mountain, WI $69,641

Neopit, WI $69,808

Niagara, WI $69,547

Nichols, WI $70,338

Oconto, WI $69,874

Oconto Falls, WI $69,913

Oneida, WI $69,955

Pembine, WI $69,502

Peshtigo, WI $69,862

Porterfield, WI $69,680

Potter, WI $70,625

Pound, WI $69,758

Pulaski, WI $69,974

Pickerel, WI $69,573

Pittsville, WI $69,732

Plover, WI $69,966

Port Edwards, WI $70,003

Rib Lake, WI $69,620

Ringle, WI $69,689

Rosholt, WI $69,833

Rothschild, WI $69,956

Rudolph, WI $69,760

Schofield, WI $69,899

Spencer, WI $69,849

Stetsonville, WI $69,744

Stevens Point, WI $69,935

Stratford, WI $69,791

Summit Lake, WI $69,586

Tigerton, WI $69,902

Tomahawk, WI $69,629

Unity, WI $69,794

Vesper, WI $69,770

Westboro, WI $69,530

White Lake, WI $69,565

Willard, WI $69,854

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $69,894

Withee, WI $69,756

Wittenberg, WI $69,818

Rhinelander, WI $69,668

Argonne, WI $69,444

Boulder Junction, WI $69,488

Brantwood, WI $69,423

Butternut, WI $69,310

Catawba, WI $69,445

Clam Lake, WI $69,069

Conover, WI $69,524

Crandon, WI $69,632

Eagle River, WI $69,627

Fifield, WI $69,401

Poplar, WI $70,476

Port Wing, WI $69,897

Seymour, WI $70,254

Oak Creek, WI $72,703

Adell, WI $71,282

Allenton, WI $71,542

Ashippun, WI $71,773

Belgium, WI $71,981

Brookfield, WI $73,432

Brownsville, WI $70,571

Butler, WI $73,475

Campbellsport, WI $70,920

Cascade, WI $70,861

Cedarburg, WI $72,807

Cedar Grove, WI $71,651

Chilton, WI $70,628

Cleveland, WI $70,345

Clyman, WI $71,210

Colgate, WI $72,691

Delafield, WI $72,255

Eden, WI $70,549

Elkhart Lake, WI $70,544

Fredonia, WI $71,963

Germantown, WI $72,993

Glenbeulah, WI $70,510

Grafton, WI $72,820

Greenbush, WI $70,507

Hartford, WI $72,050

Hartland, WI $72,475

Hingham, WI $71,169

Horicon, WI $71,004

Hubertus, WI $72,594

Hustisford, WI $71,288

Iron Ridge, WI $71,394

Ixonia, WI $71,616

Jackson, WI $72,600

Johnson Creek, WI $71,395

Juneau, WI $71,003

Kewaskum, WI $71,573

Kiel, WI $70,421

Kohler, WI $70,724

Lannon, WI $73,094

Lebanon, WI $71,357

Lomira, WI $70,902

Malone, WI $70,568

Mayville, WI $70,926

Menomonee Falls, WI $73,204

Merton, WI $72,594

Mount Calvary, WI $70,627

Nashotah, WI $72,239

Neosho, WI $71,642

Newburg, WI $72,255

New Holstein, WI $70,528

Newton, WI $70,278

North Lake, WI $72,846

Oakfield, WI $70,440

Oconomowoc, WI $71,955

Okauchee, WI $72,160

Oostburg, WI $71,298

Pewaukee, WI $72,789

Plymouth, WI $70,640

Port Washington, WI $72,379

Random Lake, WI $71,621

Richfield, WI $72,633

Rubicon, WI $71,766

Saint Cloud, WI $70,621

Saukville, WI $72,469

Sheboygan, WI $70,927

Sheboygan Falls, WI $70,688

Slinger, WI $72,276

Stockbridge, WI $70,786

Sussex, WI $72,844

West Bend, WI $71,900

Theresa, WI $71,326

Thiensville, WI $73,344

Waldo, WI $71,105

Watertown, WI $71,306

Mequon, WI $73,156

Woodland, WI $71,458

Bassett, WI $71,296

Benet Lake, WI $71,229

Big Bend, WI $72,408

Bristol, WI $71,238

Burlington, WI $71,372

Caledonia, WI $71,639

Camp Lake, WI $71,317

Cudahy, WI $73,505

Darien, WI $70,981

Delavan, WI $70,951

Dousman, WI $71,760

Eagle, WI $71,628

Cobb, WI $70,494

Cottage Grove, WI $72,217

Cross Plains, WI $72,036

Dane, WI $72,032

Darlington, WI $70,454

Deerfield, WI $72,019

De Forest, WI $72,113

Dodgeville, WI $70,810

Edgerton, WI $71,648

Edmund, WI $70,649

Evansville, WI $71,452

Footville, WI $71,005

Fort Atkinson, WI $71,341

Gotham, WI $70,808

Gratiot, WI $70,139

Hanover, WI $70,990

Highland, WI $70,399

Hollandale, WI $71,237

Janesville, WI $71,046

Shawano, WI $70,019

Sherwood, WI $70,971

Shiocton, WI $70,471

Sobieski, WI $69,888

Suamico, WI $69,869

Suring, WI $69,781

Townsend, WI $69,632

Wausaukee, WI $69,591

Wrightstown, WI $70,761

Zachow, WI $70,002

Algoma, WI $69,873

Baileys Harbor, WI $69,681

Brussels, WI $69,866

Casco, WI $69,880

Collins, WI $70,427

Denmark, WI $69,963

Egg Harbor, WI $69,736

Ellison Bay, WI $69,617

Ephraim, WI $69,735

Fish Creek, WI $69,689

Forestville, WI $69,867

Francis Creek, WI $70,043

Kellnersville, WI $70,090

Kewaunee, WI $69,913

Luxemburg, WI $69,881

Manitowoc, WI $70,175

Maplewood, WI $69,855

Maribel, WI $70,046

Mishicot, WI $69,987

New Franken, WI $69,871

Reedsville, WI $70,232

Saint Nazianz, WI $70,371

Sister Bay, WI $69,694

Sturgeon Bay, WI $69,879

Tisch Mills, WI $69,955

Two Rivers, WI $69,981

Valders, WI $70,338

Washington Island, WI $69,577

Whitelaw, WI $70,093

Green Bay, WI $69,860

East Troy, WI $71,628

Elkhorn, WI $71,135

Elm Grove, WI $73,475

Fontana, WI $70,968

Franksville, WI $71,592

Genesee Depot, WI $72,143

Genoa City, WI $71,170

Greendale, WI $73,422

Hales Corners, WI $73,296

Franklin, WI $72,874

Helenville, WI $71,226

Honey Creek, WI $71,404

Kansasville, WI $71,379

Kenosha, WI $71,076

New Berlin, WI $73,067

Lake Geneva, WI $70,929

Lyons, WI $71,310

Mukwonago, WI $72,066

Muskego, WI $72,522

New Munster, WI $71,318

North Prairie, WI $72,027

Fremont, WI $70,530

Rice Lake, WI $69,687

Sarona, WI $69,516

Shell Lake, WI $69,576

Siren, WI $70,279

Solon Springs, WI $69,885

South Range, WI $70,544

Springbrook, WI $69,383

Stone Lake, WI $69,408

Superior, WI $70,619

Trego, WI $69,457

Turtle Lake, WI $71,030

Wascott, WI $69,814

Washburn, WI $69,547

Webster, WI $69,631

Weyerhaeuser, WI $69,518

Winter, WI $69,186

Oshkosh, WI $70,715

Almond, WI $69,951

Appleton, WI $71,125

Bancroft, WI $69,733

Bear Creek, WI $70,358

Berlin, WI $70,407

Big Falls, WI $70,196

Butte Des Morts, WI $70,679

Caroline, WI $70,006

Clintonville, WI $70,187

Coloma, WI $69,767

Dale, WI $70,807

Eldorado, WI $70,548

Embarrass, WI $70,163

Eureka, WI $70,426

Fond Du Lac, WI $70,891

Jefferson, WI $71,281

Juda, WI $70,760

Lake Mills, WI $71,623

Linden, WI $70,575

Livingston, WI $70,213

Lodi, WI $71,802

Lone Rock, WI $70,595

Lowell, WI $71,345

Mc Farland, WI $72,297

Marshall, WI $71,942

Mazomanie, WI $71,773

Merrimac, WI $71,490

Middleton, WI $72,245

Milton, WI $71,077

Mineral Point, WI $70,606

Monroe, WI $70,717

Montfort, WI $70,243

Monticello, WI $71,254

Morrisonville, WI $72,039

Mount Horeb, WI $71,700

Muscoda, WI $70,124

New Glarus, WI $71,545

Oregon, WI $72,177

Orfordville, WI $70,923

Plain, WI $70,810

Prairie Du Sac, WI $71,527

Reeseville, WI $71,490

Rewey, WI $70,292

Richland Center, WI $70,053

Ridgeway, WI $71,318

Sauk City, WI $71,548

Sextonville, WI $70,697

Sharon, WI $70,964

Shullsburg, WI $70,005

South Wayne, WI $70,288

Spring Green, WI $71,082

Stoughton, WI $72,040

Sun Prairie, WI $72,113

Verona, WI $72,093

Waterloo, WI $71,720

Waunakee, WI $72,274

Windsor, WI $72,228

Woodford, WI $70,705

Madison, WI $72,426

GIS Lead Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For GIS Lead roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Chemicals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, GIS Lead positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view GIS Lead as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a GIS Lead

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Chemicals	$94,011	$45.0	30%
Internet	$86,779	$42.0	20%
Software & Networking	$85,333	$41.0	18%
Aerospace & Defense	$83,163	$40.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$83,163	$40.0	15%

GIS Lead Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a GIS Lead's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$66,413

Average $72,316/year

$78,715

$5,534

Average $6,026/month

$6,560

$1,277

Average $1,391/week

$1,514

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,715	$6,560	$1,514	$38
Average	$72,316	$6,026	$1,391	$35
25th Percentile	$66,413	$5,534	$1,277	$32

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