R&D Employees Earn $18,000 to $250,000+

Compensation in Research & Development, 20th Edition - 2006
Table of Contents

List of 69 benchmark jobs covered in the survey report follow:

                                                            Page
Foreword

Methodology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

Interpreting the Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Participating Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Compensation Data

     R & D Directors - All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
          Engineering R & D Directors - All. . . . . . . . . . 17
               Mechanical Engineering R & D Directors - All. . 24
          Physical Sciences R & D Directors - All. . . . . . . 28
               Chemistry - All R & D Directors - All . . . . . 35
          Life Sciences R & D Directors - All. . . . . . . . . 40

     R & D Directors "C" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

     R & D Directors "D" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
          Engineering R & D Directors "D". . . . . . . . . . . 63
          Physical Sciences R & D Directors "D". . . . . . . . 68
               Chemistry R & D Directors "D" . . . . . . . . . 73
          Life Sciences R & D Directors "D". . . . . . . . . . 77

     R & D Managers - All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
          Engineering R & D Managers - All . . . . . . . . . . 93
          Physical Sciences R & D Managers - All . . . . . . . 99
               Chemistry R & D Managers - All. . . . . . . . .104
          Life Sciences R & D Managers - All . . . . . . . . .108

     R & D Managers "B". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

     R & D Managers "C". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
          Engineering R & D Managers "C" . . . . . . . . . . .129
          Life Sciences R & D Managers "C" . . . . . . . . . .133

     R & D Section Heads - All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
          Engineering R & D Section Heads - All. . . . . . . .148
          Physical Sciences R & D Section Heads - All. . . . .153
               Chemistry R & D Section Heads - All . . . . . .158

     R & D Section Heads "B" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
          Engineering R & D Section Heads "B". . . . . . . . .171
          Physical Sciences R & D Section Heads "B". . . . . .176
               Chemistry R & D Section Heads "B" . . . . . . .181

     R & D Unit Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
          Engineering R & D Unit Supervisors . . . . . . . . .193
          Physical Sciences R & D Unit Supervisors . . . . . .198

     R & D Research Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

     R & D Specialists - All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
          Engineering R & D Specialists - All. . . . . . . . .231
               Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering R & D
                    Specialists - All. . . . . . . . . . . . .246
               Chemical Engineering R & D Specialists - All. .249
               Electrical/Electronics Engineering R & D
                    Specialists - All. . . . . . . . . . . . .253
               Engineering Technology R & D Specialists - All.259
               Materials Engineering R & D Specialists - All .264
               Mechanical Engineering R & D Specialists - All.268
          Physical Sciences R & D Specialists - All. . . . . .276
               Chemistry R & D Specialists - All . . . . . . .287
               Physics R & D Specialists - All . . . . . . . .296
                    Physics (excluding Biophysics) R & D
                         Specialists - All . . . . . . . . . .301
          Health Sciences R & D Specialists - All. . . . . . .306
          Life Sciences R & D Specialists - All. . . . . . . .310
               Biology R & D Specialists - All . . . . . . . .319
                    Biology (excluding Genetics) R & D
                         Specialists - All . . . . . . . . . .323
          Other Disciplines R & D Specialists - All. . . . . .327
               Behavioral Science R & D Specialists - All. . .333
               Computer Science R & D Specialists - All. . . .337

     "Distinguished" R & D Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . .340
          Engineering "Distinguished" R & D Specialists. . . .349
          Physical Sciences "Distinguished" R & D Specialists.352
          Life Sciences "Distinguished" R & D Specialists. . .356

     R & D Specialists "A" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360
          Engineering Disciplines R & D Specialists "A". . . .375
               Electrical/Electronics Engineering R & D
                    Specialists "A". . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
               Mechanical Engineering R & D Specialists "A". .387
          Physical Sciences R & D Specialists "A". . . . . . .391
               Chemistry R & D Specialists "A" . . . . . . . .397
               Physics R & D Specialists "A" . . . . . . . . .401
                    Physics (excluding Biophysics) R & D
                    Specialists "A". . . . . . . . . . . . . .404
          Life Sciences R & D Specialists "A". . . . . . . . .407
          Other Disciplines R & D Specialists "A". . . . . . .411
               Computer Science R & D Specialists "A". . . . .415

     R & D Specialists "B" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418
          Engineering Disciplines R & D Specialists "B". . . .436
               Engineering Technology R & D Specialists "B". .446
               Mechanical Engineering R & D Specialists "B". .450
          Physical Sciences R & D Specialists "B". . . . . . .455
               Chemistry R & D Specialists "B" . . . . . . . .463
          Health Sciences R & D Specialists "B". . . . . . . .470
          Life Sciences R & D Specialists "B". . . . . . . . .473
          Other Disciplines R & D Specialists "B". . . . . . .477
               Computer Science R & D Specialists "B". . . . .480

     R & D Specialists "C" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
          Engineering Disciplines R & D Specialists "C". . . .496
               Engineering Technology R & D Specialists "C". .502
               Mechanical Engineering R & D Specialists "C". .505
          Physical Sciences R & D Specialists "C". . . . . . .510
          Life Sciences R & D Specialists "C". . . . . . . . .514
          Other Disciplines R & D Specialists "C". . . . . . .517

     R & D Technicians - All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521
          Engineering R & D Technicians - All. . . . . . . . .543
               Chemical Engineering R & D Technicians - All. .554
               Electrical/Electronics Engineering R & D
                    Technicians - All. . . . . . . . . . . . .558
               Mechanical Engineering R & D Technicians - All.563
          Physical Sciences R & D Technicians - All. . . . . .569
               Chemistry R & D Technicians - All . . . . . . .576
          Health Sciences R & D Technicians - All. . . . . . .582
          Life Sciences R & D Technicians - All. . . . . . . .586
               Biology R & D Technicians - All . . . . . . . .594
                    Biology (excluding Genetics) R & D
                         Technicians - All . . . . . . . . . .598
          Other Disciplines R & D Technicians - All. . . . . .602

     R & D Technicians "A" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .608
          Engineering R & D Technicians "A". . . . . . . . . .622
               Mechanical Engineering R & D Technicians "A". .629
          Physical Sciences R & D Technicians "A". . . . . . .633
               Chemistry R & D Technicians "A" . . . . . . . .638
          Life Sciences R & D Technicians "A". . . . . . . . .642
          Other Disciplines R & D Technicians "A". . . . . . .646

     R & D Technicians "B" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .650
          Engineering R & D Technicians "B". . . . . . . . . .663
               Electrical/Electronics Engineering R & D
                    Technicians "B". . . . . . . . . . . . . .669
          Physical Sciences R & D Technicians "B". . . . . . .673
          Life Sciences R & D Technicians "B". . . . . . . . .676

     R & D Technicians "C" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .681
          Engineering R & D Technicians "C". . . . . . . . . .691
          Physical Sciences R & D Technicians "C". . . . . . .695
          Life Sciences R & D Technicians "C". . . . . . . . .699

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