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