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Check out the difference a year makes
What follows are national median total cash compensation figures for 47 sample manufacturing jobs. The figures compare findings from the 2001 Abbott, Langer & Associates Inc. report with findings from the firm’s 2000 report.
| Job description |
2001 median |
2000 median |
Change |
VP of manufacturing/
production |
$127,391 |
$105,000 |
21.3% |
Chief corporate
financial officers |
$125,000 |
$108,055 |
15.7% |
Chief marketing &
sales executives |
$112,340 |
$110,125 |
2.0% |
Research &
development managers |
$89,760 |
$95,394 |
-5.9% |
Plant managers/
superintendents |
$80,000 |
$79,018 |
1.2% |
| Cost accounting managers |
$78,914 |
$75,125 |
5.0% |
| Facilities managers |
$71,299 |
$68,556 |
4.0% |
Product/
brand managers |
$70,682 |
$52,082 |
35.7% |
Quality assurance/
control managers |
$62,982 |
$65,536 |
-3.9% |
| Purchasing managers |
$58,800 |
$57,740 |
1.8% |
| Sales engineers |
$52,755 |
$54,911 |
-3.9% |
| Warehouse managers |
$50,400 |
$48,646 |
3.6% |
| Computer programmers |
$49,545 |
$45,905 |
7.9% |
| Manufacturing engineers |
$49,296 |
$54,018 |
-8.7% |
| Maintenance leaders/working supervisors |
$43,264 |
$40,567 |
6.6% |
| Production schedulers |
$42,129 |
$36,898 |
14.2% |
| Drafters, senior |
$42,000 |
$36,752 |
14.3% |
| General production supervisors |
$41,400 |
$43,075 |
-3.9% |
| Shipping & receiving supervisors |
$36,469 |
$37,690 |
-3.2% |
| Product designers |
$36,215 |
$43,819 |
-17.4% |
| Chemical production operators |
$34,708 |
$29,140 |
19.1% |
| Senior account clerks |
$33,000 |
$29,477 |
12.0% |
| Numeric-controlled machine operators |
$32,929 |
$34,174 |
-3.6% |
| Machine repairers, maintenance |
$32,602 |
$34,719 |
-6.1% |
| Secretaries |
$31,910 |
$29,700 |
7.4% |
| Buyers, junior |
$31,579 |
$32,669 |
-3.3% |
| Maintenance workers, general |
$31,453 |
$35,215 |
-10.7% |
| Lathe operators, engine or turret |
$29,074 |
$27,426 |
6.0% |
| Payroll clerks |
$28,689 |
$27,763 |
3.3% |
| Quality assurance, control technicians |
$28,522 |
$26,630 |
7.1% |
| Machinists, production |
$28,100 |
$25,556 |
10.0% |
| Injection mold machine setup, operators |
$27,580 |
$29,826 |
-7.5% |
| Customer service representatives |
$26,635 |
$26,962 |
-1.2% |
| Finishers |
$26,575 |
$21,450 |
23.9% |
| Inspectors "B" |
$26,465 |
$24,180 |
9.4% |
| Painters, production |
$26,200 |
$26,256 |
-0.2% |
Junior
account clerks |
$25,109 |
$24,180 |
3.8% |
| Automatic screw machine operators |
$25,010 |
$34,374 |
-27.2% |
| Forklift operators |
$24,024 |
$22,015 |
9.1% |
| Carpenters, maintenance |
$22,880 |
$23,754 |
-3.7% |
| Janitors |
$22,256 |
$18,905 |
17.7% |
| Warehouse laborers |
$22,142 |
$22,015 |
0.6% |
| Drill press operators, single |
$21,362 |
$17,040 |
25.4% |
| Receptionists |
$21,146 |
$20,800 |
1.7% |
| Injection molding machine operators |
$20,970 |
$18,553 |
13.0% |
| Shipping clerks |
$20,660 |
$23,292 |
-11.3% |
| Material handlers |
$19,853 |
$23,494 |
-15.5% |
Source: Abbott, Langer & Associates Inc.
This article appeared in the February/March 2002 issue of MRO Today magazine. Copyright, 2002.
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