Logistics Today 2007 Salary Survey: Pay Comparisons By Job Title, Industry, Age, Experience, Etc. (Tables)
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METHODOLOGY
The 2007 Logistics Today Salary Survey was conducted in January 2007 over the Internet via e-mailed invitations to 40,539 subscribers. A total of 2,551 people responded (for a response rate of 6.3%), of that number 2,275 completed the entire survey. Because of the relatively high number of respondents, we can report the data and split it in multiple ways with a high level of statistical confidence. There was no monetary incentive but participants were offered an early preview of the survey results. All responses were anonymous. The responses below include all respondents, including those from the United States, Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere; "n=" is the total number of valid responses for each question.
Why Focus on Medians
When participants in the Logistics Today 2007 Salary Survey were asked to share their thoughts on logistics as a career choice, many wrote that while they were satisfied with their jobs, they felt that they were paid below the industry average for their experience and level of responsibility. This sentiment may reflect a poor understanding of what market pay rates actually are.
When it comes to knowing what fair levels of compensation are, medians are a better indication of central tendency than the arithmetic mean, or average. With an abnormal distribution--the pay data of logistics professionals that we collected has a long tail at the upper end of the scale--the mean will be skewed in one direction. Because of this upwardly skewed distribution the median pay level, the central data point, is a better representation of typical pay levels in the industry than the mean.
Use the range between the upper and lower quartiles in the tables in this article for a better understanding of the standard pay range by age, job title and experience. If you think that you’re a top performer, and can back up your claims with hard examples of past achievements, the 90th percentile might be a good target the next time that salary negotiations roll around.
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DIRECT COMPENSATION (U.S. Respondents only, n=1,896)
Title/job function
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
Analyst Planner
$43,125
$57,300
$66,800
$78,000
$57,397
Consultant
$60,000
$79,000
$100,000
$148,000
$88,576
Corporate Management (CEO, COO, Pres., CFO)
$85,000
$123,500
$160,000
$200,000
$133,051
Customer Service
$35,000
$45,000
$67,500
$95,800
$54,398
Fleet Manager
$50,000
$60,500
$72,125
$93,996
$73,719
Global Trade/Customs/Import/Export
$45,000
$60,000
$86,125
$104,700
$68,258
Logistics/Transportation/Distribution Manager
$55,250
$70,500
$90,000
$114,720
$75,860
Manufacturing/Production/Materials Manager
$53,000
$67,750
$80,000
$96,000
$67,551
Operations Manager
$51,070
$65,000
$82,250
$101,800
$71,017
Purchasing/Procurement Manager
$46,500
$61,000
$79,000
$100,000
$64,538
Supply Chain Manager
$66,950
$85,500
$105,000
$130,700
$89,191
Traffic Manager
$42,000
$53,000
$65,000
$79,000
$55,318
VP/General Manager
$94,250
$115,000
$150,000
$180,000
$122,983
Warehouse Manager
$45,000
$53,500
$69,833
$83,900
$58,457
BONUS LAST YEAR (U.S. Respondents only, n=1,330)Title/job function
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
Analyst Planner
$1,500
$3,200
$6,000
$11,000
$4,492
Consultant
$3,000
$7,000
$18,000
$50,000
$14,257
Corporate Management (CEO, COO, Pres., CFO)
$10,000
$25,000
$43,750
$167,500
$54,974
Customer Service
$750
$1,900
$12,000
$19,000
$7,089
Fleet Manager
$1,425
$2,750
$10,000
$23,000
$6,587
Global Trade/Customs/Import/Export
$1,750
$5,000
$8,125
$14,100
$6,816
Logistics/Transportation/Distribution Manager
$2,000
$5,000
$13,000
$25,000
$9,468
Manufacturing/Production/Materials Manager
$2,025
$3,250
$7,700
$25,750
$7,586
Operations Manager
$2,000
$5,000
$12,500
$25,000
$10,289
Purchasing/Procurement Manager
$2,000
$5,000
$9,000
$18,000
$6,966
Supply Chain Manager
$4,250
$10,000
$16,000
$26,800
$12,386
Traffic Manager
$1,525
$3,000
$5,500
$11,900
$5,051
VP/General Manager
$11,000
$25,000
$38,750
$70,000
$32,257
Warehouse Manager
$1,500
$2,800
$5,688
$12,900
$4,885
TOTAL COMPENSATION (U.S. Respondents only, n=1,363)Title/job function
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
Analyst Planner
$46,500
$60,000
$74,550
$88,400
$62,636
Consultant
$62,000
$88,800
$116,000
$141,000
$95,764
Corporate Management (CEO, COO, Pres., CFO)
$110,000
$147,450
$209,750
$403,500
$192,901
Customer Service
$37,975
$50,500
$94,000
$114,083
$66,035
Fleet Manager
$52,125
$68,983
$88,500
$110,000
$71,528
Global Trade/Customs/Import/Export
$47,286
$72,000
$96,250
$124,800
$78,630
Logistics/Transportation/Distribution Manager
$62,500
$80,000
$102,500
$135,600
$87,473
Manufacturing/Production/Materials Manager
$52,475
$74,000
$92,150
$121,400
$77,031
Operations Manager
$57,500
$71,400
$95,250
$127,250
$80,397
Purchasing/Procurement Manager
$52,000
$68,025
$92,556
$110,000
$75,090
Supply Chain Manager
$77,941
$100,000
$120,100
$155,200
$102,021
Traffic Manager
$44,500
$56,600
$73,593
$90,000
$60,718
VP/General Manager
$114,250
$144,000
$198,750
$244,500
$160,011
Warehouse Manager
$49,000
$60,000
$78,500
$92,200
$65,615
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY INDUSTRY (U.S. Respondents only, n=1,947)Industry
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
Furniture
$68,250
$85,050
$139,375
$194,000
$101,233
Retail
$56,100
$80,000
$109,925
$161,400
$91,034
Consumer Goods
$52,750
$75,000
$100,000
$127,500
$80,819
Apparel
$60,000
$73,750
$124,750
$149,040
$88,145
Electronics/High-Tech/Telecom Equipment
$53,000
$72,833
$92,875
$126,500
$76,913
Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare
$56,125
$72,000
$103,750
$141,000
$84,025
Chemicals/Petroleum
$55,500
$71,135
$100,000
$134,000
$84,501
Government
$60,000
$70,000
$83,000
$105,650
$74,040
Third-Party Logistics Provider
$52,000
$70,000
$98,000
$135,000
$80,377
Utilities/Energy
$57,500
$70,000
$84,500
$95,200
$70,504
Aerospace
$52,500
$68,500
$94,000
$110,000
$71,966
Food & Beverage
$52,000
$67,800
$89,750
$125,000
$74,327
Transportation Services
$50,000
$66,500
$90,000
$124,300
$79,358
Wholesale Distribution
$50,000
$63,000
$88,750
$113,800
$71,290
Construction/Building Materials
$46,750
$62,500
$81,250
$120,000
$81,624
Automotive
$45,500
$62,000
$80,000
$105,300
$67,201
Computer Equipment & Peripherals
$47,000
$62,000
$90,000
$124,000
$68,783
Paper/Printing/Publishing
$49,750
$61,500
$78,500
$117,348
$71,099
Industrial Products/Machinery/Metals/Plastics
$43,000
$59,000
$79,000
$94,000
$63,638
Other
$45,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$67,954
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY SEX (U.S. respondents only, n=1,941)Sex
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
Male
$54,500
$70,500
$94,000
$125,000
$80,479
Female
$41,125
$51,750
$71,560
$98,100
$60,677
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY AGE (U.S. respondents only, n=1,936)Age
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
20-30
$37,896
$45,000
$60,000
$68,769
$49,673
31-40
$47,375
$65,000
$83,625
$110,750
$71,176
41-50
$50,500
$70,000
$90,000
$124,000
$77,131
51-60
$57,375
$75,000
$100,000
$135,000
$86,378
61 or more
$55,000
$65,000
$85,000
$108,400
$74,391
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY EDUCATION (U.S. respondents only, n = 1,941)Highest level of education
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
High School
$43,000
$53,000
$65,000
$80,000
$61,228
Some College
$45,000
$58,000
$73,475
$92,000
$62,839
4-year Undergraduate Degree
$55,000
$71,500
$95,000
$125,000
$80,215
Some Graduate Study
$63,090
$80,000
$109,850
$150,000
$91,148
Graduate Degree
$70,000
$91,500
$113,000
$150,000
$99,307
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY LOGISTICS EXPERIENCE (U.S. respondents only, n = 1,934)Experience
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
0-5 years
$40,000
$50,000
$69,000
$90,000
$57,304
6-10 years
$46,072
$60,000
$80,000
$101,200
$67,919
11-15 years
$50,000
$65,000
$87,500
$120,000
$76,861
16-20 years
$56,000
$70,370
$93,000
$124,500
$78,987
21-25 years
$57,000
$76,580
$100,000
$135,400
$85,866
26 or more years
$62,000
$78,000
$101,500
$138,400
$87,703
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY YEARS AT CURRENT COMPANY (U.S. respondents only, n = 1,944)Seniority
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
0-5 years
$48,690
$66,000
$89,250
$120,000
$73,340
6-10 years
$51,000
$68,000
$95,000
$132,760
$78,882
11-15 years
$50,000
$65,000
$85,000
$111,800
$73,337
16-20 years
$50,500
$68,000
$87,000
$120,800
$77,412
21-25 years
$51,000
$68,000
$90,000
$116,300
$75,670
26 or more years
$55,000
$71,750
$96,000
$125,000
$83,841
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY REGION (All respondents, n = 2,090)Region
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
$50,000
$70,000
$94,000
$123,080
$75,475
Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
$51,750
$70,740
$98,000
$135,000
$80,294
South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
$50,000
$64,500
$84,500
$120,000
$74,736
North Central (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH,SD,WI)
$50,000
$66,000
$89,000
$118,850
$75,112
South Central (AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX)
$50,325
$70,850
$97,750
$126,100
$81,813
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)
$49,190
$67,000
$84,000
$102,980
$70,609
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
$51,230
$64,500
$86,500
$112,000
$72,822
Canada
$45,000
$70,000
$93,000
$109,400
$71,416
Mexico
$57,250
$71,327
$86,250
$158,400
$76,305
Other
$39,000
$64,000
$132,500
$297,300
$117,371
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY CORPORATE REVENUE (U.S. respondents only, n = 1,919)Corp. Revenue
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
Less than $50 million
$44,150
$58,000
$80,000
$110,000
$69,791
$50 million-$100 million
$47,424
$61,700
$78,000
$103,490
$67,291
$100 million-$500 million
$51,000
$67,000
$92,000
$119,520
$75,568
$500 million-$1 billion
$55,000
$72,000
$89,000
$115,200
$81,139
$1 billion or more
$60,000
$78,500
$102,000
$140,000
$86,073
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY PEOPLE MANAGED (U.S. respondents only, n = 1,934)People Managed
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
0
$41,500
$55,000
$69,000
$85,000
$57,946
1-10
$50,000
$69,336
$93,000
$123,500
$77,592
11-25
$55,000
$70,000
$95,000
$128,000
$79,052
26-50
$58,000
$72,000
$95,000
$124,100
$81,958
More than 50
$65,000
$84,000
$120,000
$151,000
$101,967
DIRECT COMPENSATION BY LOGISTICS CAREER SATISFACTION (U.S. respondents only, n = 1,926)
Source: Logistics Today 2007 Salary Survey.Job Satisfaction
25th Percentile
Median
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
Mean
Very satisfied
$55,000
$75,000
$100,000
$133,000
$84,886
Satisfied
$51,250
$67,400
$86,900
$115,000
$75,496
Neither satisfied or unsatisfied
$47,500
$60,000
$77,000
$107,000
$66,401
Unsatisfied
$43,625
$59,441
$81,125
$97,200
$65,988
Very unsatisfied
$47,500
$53,900
$90,500
$105,200
$66,356
