Plant/Facilities/Maintenance Management & Engineering Pay Reported

PUBLISHED: January 2004

Summary of the 375-page Compensation of Plant/Facilities Maintenance/Engineering Managers & Engineers, 7th Edition - 2003 survey report from Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc.

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The median income reported in a recent survey of plant/facilities/maintenance management & engineering pay was $72,100, according to Dr. Steven Langer, President of Abbott, Langer & associates, Inc., Crete, IL. However, reported incomes ranged from as little as $16,000 to well over $250,000.

Median incomes ranged from $95,750 for Plant/Facilities/Maintenance Engineering Directors who were responsible for multiple locations, but whose responsibilities were not limited to plant/facilities and/or maintenance engineering management (with 10% making under $58,896 and 10% making over $160,000) to $65,700 for non-supervisory Plant/Facilities and/or Maintenance Engineers whose responsibilities included both plant/facilities and/or maintenance engineering and other functions (with 10% making under $45,000 and 10% making over $93,220).

The online survey for subscribers was sponsored by Plant Engineering Magazine. Copies of the 375-page, in-depth survey report entitled Compensation of Plant/Facilities Maintenance/Engineering Managers & Engineers, 7th Edition - 2003, are available for $395.00 through our On-Line Order Form or from Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc., Dept. NET, 548 First St., Crete, IL 60417; telephone 708/672-4200; fax 708/672-4674.

Other jobs surveyed have the following median incomes:

Directors Responsible for single location, not limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $79,000 Responsible only for plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $72,000 Responsible for single location, limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $70,350

Managers Responsible for multiple locations, limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $85,500 Responsible for single location, not limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $78,000 Responsible for single location, limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $77,100 Responsible for multiple locations, not limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $75,000

Supervisors Responsible for multiple locations, limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $71,250 Responsible for single location, limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $70,000 Responsible for single location, not limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $68,786 Responsible for multiple locations, not limited to plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $65,000

Non-supervisory Engineers Responsible for plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $69,000 Responsible for more than plant/facility maintenance and/or engineering - $65,700

Naturally, the figures reported vary by whether only plant/facility/maintenance engineering or plant/facility/maintenance engineering plus other functions are involved, and by region, state, and metropolitan area, type of employer, size of organization, size of plant, size of maintenance budget, length of service with current employer, length of plant engineering experience, level of education, primary area of education specialization, supervisory/managerial responsibility over salaried, hourly, contract, and total personnel, and registration status. Income data by each of these variables appear in the complete report.

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