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Article #10: Manufacturing Salaries - 2004

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The composite highest-income practitioner Injection Molding Machine Operators -
reported in this field (salary plus cash $23,443
bonus and/or cash profit-sharing) is the Warehouse Laborers - $23,109
President "B" of a manufacturing firm Drill Press Operators, Single - $21,320
(defined as a chief executive officer who The income relationships reported above
has little or no financial interest in may be distorted slightly, since some of
the firm). The firm manufactures these benchmark jobs were reported more
automotive parts/accessories, food frequently in organizations of one size,
beverage/tobacco products, chemical & while other benchmark jobs were reported
allied products, or machinery & heavy more frequently by larger or smaller
equipment; has 1,000 or more employees; organizations. This may also be true for
has a total annual revenue of product manufactured, geographic
$100,000,000 or more; and is location, and supervisory/managerial
headquartered in or near Denver/Colorado responsibility. This possible defect is
Springs, Houston, Memphis, Minneapolis corrected in the complete survey report
St. Paul, Modesto/Stockton, Dallas/Ft. by reporting income for each benchmark
Worth, Indianapolis, Boston, New York job overall and with "break-outs" by each
City, or Dayton, or outside a demographic variable.
metropolitan area studied in Idaho. Type of Product
However, while the median President "B' Overall, administrative, fiscal, and
has a total annual income of $214,966, information technology employees are paid
the highest-income individuals reported best by manufacturers of communications
are Presidents "A" (having a financial equipment, medical/engineering/scientific
interest in the firm) and make well over equipment, stone/clay/concrete/glass
$30,000,000. products, and aerospace & aircraft
Far toward the other end of the income products, and worst in firms producing
spectrum, Assemblers "D" have a median building materials, heating/air
income of $20,418. Sometimes earning conditioning/refrigeration products,
under $14,600, the lowest-paid employees chemical & allied products, and apparel &
in this group are employed by firms that textile mill products.
manufacture building materials; have $1 Employees in the sales/marketing group
million to $4.99 million in total annual enjoy the highest income in firms that
revenue; have 5,000 to 9,999 employees; produce chemical & allied products, paper
and are located in or near Greensboro & allied products, circuit board
Winston-Salem, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel products, and measuring & controlling
Hill, Dallas/Ft. Worth, or Charlotte, or devices. Income is lowest among
outside the metropolitan areas studied in producers of building materials, apparel
Texas, North Carolina, or Florida. & textile mill products, rubber & plastic
These composites represent the briefest products, and heating/air conditioning
possible "boil-down" of the voluminous refrigeration products.
data provided regarding current salaries Clerical personnel are paid best by firms
and cash bonuses and/or profit sharing, that manufacture aerospace & aircraft
and numerous demographic variables products, stone/clay/concrete/glass
provided by 343 firms on over 54,000 products, and chemical & allied products.
managerial, supervisory, sales, They have the lowest median incomes in
engineering, technical, clerical, and firms that produce heating/air
blue-collar employees in 187 benchmark conditioning/refrigeration products,
jobs which resulted in the eight-volume circuit boards, and building materials.
survey report, Compensation in Engineering/technical employees have the
Manufacturing, 24th Edition - 2004, highest median incomes among
sponsored by the National Association of manufacturers of aerospace & aircraft
Manufacturers. products, communications equipment,
Copies of the entire eight-volume report apparel & textile mill products, and
are available for $1,250.00 from Abbott, medical/engineering/scientific equipment.
Langer & Associates, Inc., Dept. ART, 548 The lowest median income is reported
First St., Crete, IL 60417 (telephone 708 among manufacturers of circuit board
672-4200; fax 708/672-4674; Also products, building materials, and primary
available is Compensation in Smaller ferrous metals.
Manufacturing Firms (under 250 employees) Maintenance/material acquisition
for $595.00. Each volume of both reports personnel are best paid by firms that
may be purchased separately. Also manufacture aerospace & aircraft
available is findpay-MFG04 (a computer products, stone/clay/concrete/glass
program which permits the user to products, and chemical & allied products.
determine pay levels of each survey job This group of employees are worst paid
on the basis of two or more variables by manufacturers of apparel & textile
simultaneously). mill products, building materials,
It would be an exercise in futility to furniture & wood products, and heating
attempt more than a superficial overview air conditioning/refrigeration products.
of the survey results in this summary. Managerial and supervisory personnel in
However, some overall data regarding plant/manufacturing/production functions
compensation can be presented herein. In receive the highest median incomes when
addition to the incomes of the benchmark employed by firms producing stone/clay
jobs already discussed, the median total concrete/glass products, measuring &
cash compensation nationally of some of controlling devices, and food/beverage
the other jobs included in the survey products, and the lowest median incomes
report is: when employed by companies producing
Chief Legal Officers - $181,200 primary ferrous metals, computer & allied
Vice Presidents of Manufacturing products, and furniture & wood products.
Production - $135,375 Quality assurance/control, regulatory
Chief Marketing & Sales Executives - affairs, and documentation employees are
$133,835 paid best by producers of measuring &
Chief Corporate Financial Officers - controlling devices, aerospace & aircraft
$130,066 products, and primary ferrous metals.
Vice Presidents of Manufacturing They are paid least by manufacturers of
Production Engineering - $112,274 apparel & other textile products, rubber
Research & Development Managers - $90,377 plastic products, medical/engineering
Engineering Department Managers scientific equipment, and circuit board
Superintendents - $89,232 products.
Chief Human Resources Executives - Production employees in firms of 250
$80,849 employees or more fare best among
Plant Managers/Superintendents - $78,595 producers of chemical & allied products,
Product/Brand Managers - $75,789 paper & allied products, fabricated metal
Design Managers - $74,347 products, and measuring & controlling
Facilities Managers - $68,198 devices, and worst among manufacturers of
Cost Accounting Managers - $67,161 furniture & wood products, apparel &
Sales Engineers - $67,000 textile mill products, and building
Manufacturing Engineers - $66,477 materials. Production employees in firms
Production Managers/Superintendents - of under 250 employees fare best in firms
$65,730 which product stone/clay/concrete/glass
Quality Assurance/Control Managers - products, machinery & heavy equipment,
$64,890 chemicals & allied products, and
Computer Programmers - $61,963 fabricated metal products, and worst
Purchasing Managers - $61,805 among manufacturers of apparel & textile
Warehouse Managers - $54,000 mill products, circuit board products,
General Production Supervisors - $49,781 and communications equipment.
General Accountants - $48,725 Level of Managerial/Supervisory
Product Designers - $45,000 Responsibility
Maintenance Leaders/Working Supervisors - This factor is an excellent predictor of
$40,833 overall income in the manufacturing
Drafters, Senior - $43,795 field. In larger firms, median income
Buyers, Junior - $40,256 increases from $54,060 for those
Secretaries to the Chief Executive supervising under five professionals to
Officer - $40,125 $83,916 for those who direct the
Machine Repairers, Maintenance - $39,192 activities of 100 or more
Production Schedulers - $38,195 non-professionals, and from $72,992 for
Automatic Screw Machine Operators - those supervising under five
Multiple Spindle - $37,252 professionals to $95,813 for those who
Maintenance Workers, General - $36,420 direct the activities of 50 to 249
Chemical Production/Mixing Machine professionals. Median income increases
Operators - $35,686 further (to $245,650) for those who
Carpenters, Maintenance - $34,211 direct the activities of 250 or more
Quality Assurance/Control Technicians - professionals and non-professionals.
$33,329 In smaller firms, median income increases
Inspectors "A" - $32,739 from $48,505 for those supervising under
Secretaries - $32,500 five non-professionals to $90,000 for
Milling Machine Operators - $32,261 those who direct the activities of 100 or
Payroll Clerks - $31,775 more non-professional employees, and from
Numerically Controlled Machine Operators $75,401 for those supervising under five
- $31,750 professionals to $91,617 for those who
Customer Service Representatives - direct the activities of 50 to 249
$29,787 professionals. Median income increases
Injection Molding Machine Set-up and further (to $170,000) for those who
Operators - $28,200 direct the activities of 100 to 249
Senior Account Clerks - $27,913 professionals and non-professionals.
Machine Set-Up Workers - $27,809 Size of Organization and Geographic
Material Handlers - $27,705 Location
Lathe Operators, Engine or Turret - Median income for job families and
$27,690 individual jobs varies significantly by
Painters, Production - $27,619 size of organization and location. While
Machinists, Production - $26,661 the compensation data were analyzed by
Junior Account Clerks - $26,449 size of organization and region, state,
Fork Lift Operators - $26,052 and metropolitan area, the data are too
Shipping Clerks - $25,317 voluminous to allow for succinct
Finishers - $25,044 commentary herein and must be left to the
Janitors - $24,376 complete report.
Receptionists - $23,795






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