2015 IndustryWeek Manufacturing Salary Survey -- By the Numbers

March 10, 2015
See all the details of manufacturing pay in the 2015 IW Manufacturing Salary Survey.

Salaries are up and satisfaction is high in the 2015 IndustryWeek Manufacturing Salary Survey of manufacturing management. U.S. manufacturing management earned an average salary is $114,615, and most managers received a raise in the past year. Review this slideshow to see how salaries vary based on a variety of demographics, such as age, seniority, industry sector and more.

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The 2015 IndustryWeek Salary Survey was conducted online via emailed invitations to subscribers. The survey took place from November 2014 to January 2015. A total of 1,771 surveys were returned. After the data were cleaned (removing largely incomplete surveys, duplicates and a handful of non-U.S. subscribers, primarily) 1,441 people turned in responses from the 2015 survey. Respondents were not compensated but were offered the chance to provide candid comments regarding their salaries, occupations and employers. The candid comments may have been lightly edited, primarily for spelling. All responses were anonymous.

Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.

About the Author

Jill Jusko

Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for IndustryWeek. She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinates IndustryWeek’s Best Plants Awards Program, which annually salutes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America. 

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