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Pay Rates in Food & Beverage ProcessingCompensation in Food & Beverage Processing, 8th Edition - 2005PUBLISHED: June 2005 The following summary of the 419-page Compensation in Food & Beverage Processing, 8th Edition - 2005 survey report of 98 benchmark jobs from Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc. describes the highest and lowest paid job characteristics, and the national median total cash compensation for 37 benchmark jobs, and the factors affecting salary (Regional Differences, Type of Product, Size of Organization, Total Annual Revenue, and Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility).
(Also, see Compensation in Manufacturing, which includes Food & Beverage Processing)
The composite highest-income practitioner in this field (salary plus cash bonus and/or cash profit sharing) is the President of a firm that produces fats & oils, mills rice, or produces processed vegetables; grain mill products; pickles/sauces/salad dressings; potato chips and similar snacks; macaroni and spaghetti; dairy products; or flour and other grain mill products. The company has anywhere from 50-99 to 5,000-9,999 employees; grosses from $10-$24.9 million to $1-$4.9 billion in annual sales; and is headquartered in or near Omaha, Houston, Sacramento, Columbus (OH), Chicago, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Philadelphia, or Portland (OR), or outside a metropolitan area studied in Idaho, Montana, or Wisconsin. While the median President in this group has a total annual income of $295,000, the highest-income individual reported in this group makes well over $1,000,000.
Far toward the other end of the income spectrum, one of the lowest-paid workers in food and beverage processing is a Production Laborer. This employee has a median annual income of $19,240 and works for a firm headquartered in or near Buffalo, Portland (OR), Seattle/Everett, or Dallas/Ft. Worth, or outside a metropolitan area studied in New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin, and prepares sausages and other prepared meats, candy and other confectionary products, canned fruits and vegetables, or pickles, sauces, and salad dressings. The lowest paid in this group make under $16,000 per year. 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 50 food and beverage processing firms. The end results of the survey appear in Compensation in Food & Beverage Processing, 8th Edition - 2005, a 419-page statistical analysis of compensation for over 9,100 employees in 98 benchmark jobs. Copies of this report are available for $875.00 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). In addition to the incomes of the benchmark jobs already discussed, the median total cash compensation nationally of some of the other 96 benchmark jobs included in the survey report is:
Naturally, these nation-wide pay rates vary by region, state & metropolitan area, gross annual sales, size of firm, type of product, and supervisory/managerial responsibility involved - all demographic variables for which data are provided in the complete report. Regional Differences Overall, incomes in the food & beverage processing industry were highest in the Rocky Mountain and north central states and lowest in the Pacific and southwestern states. The southern, midwestern, and northeastern states had median incomes between these two groups. For the administrative group of employees, the highest incomes were found in the southwestern, north central, and northeastern states, with the lowest incomes found in the southern, Pacific, and Rocky Mountain states. The midwestern states fell in the middle. The best incomes for sales/marketing employees were in the southwestern, Pacific, and north central states. The lowest incomes were in the Rocky Mountain, midwestern, and southern states, with the northeastern states in the middle. MIS/dp employees received the highest incomes in the southwestern, southern, and northeastern states and the lowest incomes in the Rocky Mountain, north central, and midwestern states. The Pacific states were in the middle of the range. For the financial group of employees, the highest pay was in the Pacific, northeastern, and midwestern states, and the lowest was in the southern, Rocky Mountain, and southwestern states. The north central states fell between these two groups. Clerical workers received the highest pay (in descending order) in the Pacific, northeastern, southwestern, Rocky Mountain, midwestern, north central, and southern states. Material acquisition/control/movement employees were paid most in the north central, Pacific, and southern states and least in the southwestern, midwestern, and northeastern states. The Rocky Mountain states fell between those two groups. For maintenance & repair employees, the Pacific, Rocky Mountain, and southern states provided the highest incomes. The northeastern, southwestern, and midwestern states paid the lowest incomes, with the north central states in the middle. The laboratory group of employees received the highest pay in the Rocky Mountain, northeastern, and Pacific states and the lowest pay in the southwestern, southern, and north central states. The midwestern states fell between those two groups of states. For engineering/technical management employees, the highest incomes - in descending order - were found in the north central, Pacific, southern, Rocky Mountain, northeastern, and midwestern states. Engineering employees were paid best in the north central, Pacific, and southwestern states and least in the northeastern, southern, and midwestern states. The Rocky Mountain states were in the middle of the range. The highest pay for the technical group was found in the Pacific, northeastern, and Rocky Mountain states, while the lowest pay was in the southern, north central, and midwestern states. Plant/manufacturing/production management employees were paid the best in the Rocky Mountain, southwestern, and Pacific states, and the least in the midwestern, southern, and north central states. The northeastern states were in the middle range. Income of the production/packaging supervision group was highest in the southern, Pacific, and Rocky Mountain states, followed by the north central, northeastern, southwestern, and midwestern states. For production employees, the north central, southern, and northeastern states paid the highest incomes. The midwestern, Rocky Mountain, and southwestern states paid the lowest incomes, with the Pacific states falling between the other two groups. Quality assurance/control, regulatory affairs and documentation employees were paid the highest salaries in the Rocky Mountain, north central, and Pacific states. The southwestern, southern, and midwestern states paid the lowest, with the northeastern states in the middle. In descending order, the inspection group received the highest compensation in the southwestern, southern, and northeastern states Type of Product Overall, the compensation received by the groups of employees varied widely by type of product. For instance, the administrative and MIS/dp groups of employees were paid best in firms producing grain mill products. The sales/marketing, maintenance & repair, engineering/technical management, and technical groups of employees received the highest compensation from producers of sausages and other prepared meats, while the financial, material acquisition/control/movement, engineering, and production groups of employees were paid best by producers of fluid milk. Beverage producers brought the highest income to the clerical and laboratory groups of employees. For engineering, plant/manufacturing/production management and quality assurance/control, regulatory affairs and documentation employees, meat packing plants provided the highest compensation. The production/packaging supervision and inspection groups of employees were paid best by dairy products manufacturers. Size of Organization For most employee groups, the size of the organization and compensation did not correlate well. In fact, for the administrative group, companies with 100 to 499 employees paid a median annual income of $105,000, compared to $48,338 paid by companies with 5,000 employees or more. Total Annual Revenue For the administrative group of employees, the highest incomes were paid by firms with annual revenues of $25-$99.9 million. In general, companies with an annual revenue of under $25 million or $1 billion or more paid their administrative employees least. Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility Overall, the highest incomes were received by employees with the most supervisory/managerial responsibility. For instance, those in the administrative group who supervised one to four non-professional employees received a median income of $48,338. However, compensation rose 455% (to $268,049) for administrators who supervised 50 or more professionals and non-professionals.
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