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Consulting Engineering/Land Surveying Firm Income From $22,000 - $1,000,000+Compensation in Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying Firms, 11th Edition - 2005PUBLISHED: April 2005 Summary of the 1,175-page Compensation in Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying Firms survey report of 175 benchmark jobs from Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc. The following describes the highest and lowest paid job characteristics, the national median total cash compensation for 20 benchmark jobs, and the factors affecting salary (Geographic Area, Type of Service Provided by Employer, Annual Fees, Number of Employees, Type of Work Performed, Experience, Education, Experience Versus Education, and Managerial/Supervisory Responsibility):
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Engineering salary survey The composite highest-income practitioner in this field (salary plus cash bonus and/or cash profit sharing) is the President or Senior Vice President of a consulting engineering firm. The firm provides services in civil (general and/or structural) or environmental engineering; receives in excess of $100,000,000 in gross annual fees for services rendered; has 1,000 or more employees; and is headquartered in or near Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Diego, Atlanta, Salt Lake City/Ogden/Provo, Daytona Beach/Melbourne/Titusville (FL), or phoenix, or outside the many metropolitan areas studied in Florida. This individual has an MBA or an MS in engineering, and 15 or more years of experience. While the median President has a total annual income of $113,880, the highest-income individuals reported in this group make over $1,000,000.
Far toward the other end of the income spectrum, Field Technicians have a median income of $22,000. Sometimes earning under $10,000, the lowest-paid employees in this group usually are located in or near San Diego, Montgomery (AL), El Paso, Lexington (KY), or Nashville, or outside metropolitan areas studied in Florida; work for firms providing services in surveying or geotechnical or civil engineering; have little or no experience; and have no college training. These composites represent the briefest possible "boil-down" of the voluminous data provided regarding current salaries and cash bonuses and/or profit sharing, and numerous demographic variables provided by 219 consulting engineering and land surveying firms on more than 11,900 employees in 175 benchmark jobs. The end results of the survey appear in Compensation in Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying Firms, 11th Edition - 2005, a 1,175-page statistical analysis of compensation in this field. Copies of this four-volume report are available for $1,250.00 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). Each volume may be purchased separately (Volume 1 - supervisory & managerial jobs and Volume 2 - non-supervisory engineers & scientists for $495.00; and Volume 3 - CADD/design/drafting jobs and Volume 4 - laboratory/surveying/technician jobs for $395.00). Now, we also offer a findpay program to locate and analyze all the information from each volume of the 1,175-page printed report and more quickly and easily on your Windows computer for $1,875.00. With the findpay software, you can analyze all the survey results, limit your analysis to the results from each printed volume separately, or produce results unavailable in the printed report. Computer software can only be returned for exchange if defective, but you can download and review a free, limited version of the findpay program with all the data from the recent survey here. It would be an exercise in futility to attempt more than a superficial overview of the survey results in this summary. However, some overall data regarding compensation can be presented herein, and some comments can be made. In addition to the incomes of the benchmark jobs already discussed, the median total cash compensation nationally of some of the other 173 benchmark jobs included in the survey report is:
Naturally, these nation-wide pay rates vary by region, state & metropolitan area, type of services provided and annual fees received by the firm, size of firm, type of work performed/supervised/managed, level of education, length of experience, and supervisory/managerial responsibility involved - all demographic variables for which data are provided in the complete report. Geographic Area The median total annual cash compensation for supervisory/managerial personnel is highest in the Pacific and southern states and lowest in the north central and southwestern states. The northeastern, Rocky Mountain, and midwestern states fall in the middle of the range. Regarding metropolitan areas only, the highest median annual incomes are found in: Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood; Daytona Beach/Melbourne/Titusville; San Jose and Virginia Beach/Norfolk/Newport News/Chesapeake/Hampton/Portsmouth. The lowest median annual incomes are found in Billings; Cheyenne; Wichita; and Albuquerque. Median total annual cash compensation for engineering and scientific jobs is highest in the Pacific and Rocky Mountain states and lowest in the northeastern and north central states. The southern, midwestern, and southwestern states are in the middle. Regarding metropolitan areas only, the highest median annual incomes are found in: Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood; Memphis; Long Beach/South Bay; Los Angeles; Daytona Beach/Melbourne/Titusville; and Virginia Beach/Norfolk/Newport News/Chesapeake/Hampton/Portsmouth. The lowest median annual incomes are found in: Cherry Hill (NJ)/New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia; Little Rock; Columbia (SC); and Wichita. Median total annual cash compensation for CADD/designing/drafting jobs is highest in the Pacific and southern states. The southwestern and north central states are lowest, with the Rocky Mountain, northeastern, and midwestern states falling in the middle. Treating metropolitan areas alone, the highest median annual incomes are found in: Dallas/Ft. Worth; Bradenton/Sarasota; San Francisco; and San Diego. The lowest median annual incomes are found in: El Paso, Ft. Wayne, Columbus (OH); and New Orleans. Median total annual cash compensation for laboratory, land surveying, and technician jobs is highest in the Pacific and midwestern states and lowest in the southwestern and north central states with the northeastern, southern, and Rocky Mountain states falling in the middle. As to metropolitan areas alone, the highest median annual incomes are found in: Inland Empire (CA); San Jose; Oakland/East Bay; and San Francisco. The lowest median annual incomes are found in McAllen/Pharr/Edinburg (TX); Springfield (MO); Oklahoma City; and San Juan (PR). Type of Service Provided by Employer Overall, supervisory/managerial personnel are paid best in civil (general and primarily land development) and environmental engineering firms, and worst in land surveying firms and electrical/electronics engineering firms. Engineering and scientific jobs pay best in electrical and mechanical engineering firms, and worst in geotechnical and civil (primarily structural) engineering firms. CADD/designing/drafting jobs pay best in electrical/electronics, general civil engineering, and architectural firms, and worst in surveying firms and geotechnical engineering firms. Laboratory, land surveying, and technician jobs pay best in electrical/electronics and civil (primarily sanitary) engineering firms, and worst in geotechnical engineering and surveying firms. Annual Fees Overall, this factor is not a good indicator of the median total annual cash compensation received by all types of employees in the consulting engineering/land surveying field. Number of Employees This factor is also not a good overall predictor of median total annual cash compensation in the consulting engineering/land surveying field, except at the highest levels. Type of Work Performed For supervisory/managerial personnel, median total annual cash compensation is highest in petroleum engineering and computer science, and lowest in geophysics and environmental sciences. For engineering and scientific jobs, it is highest in petroleum and electrical/electronics engineering, and lowest in environmental sciences and hydrology. Among CADD/design/drafting personnel, designers (primarily CADD) and paid best, and drafters (primarily CADD) are paid least. For laboratory, land surveying, and technician jobs, annual compensation is highest in land surveying and geotechnical engineering, and lowest as a driller helper or field technician. Experience In most areas surveyed, this is an excellent predictor of median total annual cash compensation: Typically, the more years of experience, the higher the compensation. Education This is a major indicator of median total annual cash compensation in all areas surveyed. For those in the engineering/scientific field, a doctorate brought the highest compensation, with supervisory/managerial personnel with an MBA and MS in engineering receiving the highest compensation. An advanced degree resulted in the highest compensation for both CADD/designing/drafting and laboratory, land surveying, and technician jobs. Experience Versus Education A combination of experience and education is a better predictor of compensation than either area alone. While dealt with in detail in the report, space does not allow an analysis of the data herein. Managerial/Supervisory Responsibility Median total annual cash compensation varies greatly according to the level of supervisory responsibility. Compensation is highest for supervisory/managerial personnel who supervise 50 or more professional employees (with little or no responsibility for supervising technicians and/or drafters). For engineering and scientific jobs, compensation is lowest with no consistent supervisory responsibility and highest when supervising 10 or more professional and subprofessional employees. For CADD/designing/drafting jobs, supervising five to nine subprofessionals brings the highest compensation, while no consistent supervisory responsibility results in the lowest incomes. For laboratory, land surveying, and technician jobs, supervising 10 or more technicians and/or drafters results in the highest compensation; no consistent supervisory responsibility results in the lowest pay.
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