Empsight
Empsight Manufacturing Compensation Survey
United StatesFree
Manufacturing sector roles: production, operations, engineering, technician, maintenance, and quality assurance.
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Survey cycle
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- 1Effective dateMarch 1, 2026
Data is reported “as of” this date
- 2Submission deadlineJune 30, 2026
Last day to submit participation data
- 3Results publishedSeptember 2026
When subscribers receive the dataset
Empsight's Multi-Survey 'The Works' cycle: survey data is effective March 1, 2026; the extended submission deadline is June 30, 2026; Excel results publish September 2026.
Job families covered
Positions in this report (392)
Benchmarks for these roles are included in Empsight Manufacturing Compensation Survey. Click any position to see every report (from any vendor) that covers it.
- Associate Automation Engineer
- Associate Electrical Engineer
- Associate Engineering Project Manager
- Associate Environmental Engineer
- Associate Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Associate Facilities Engineer
- Associate Facilities Layout Engineer
- Associate Manufacturing Engineer
- Associate Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Associate Mechanical Engineer
- Associate Package Engineer
- Associate Quality Control Engineer
- Associate Research Engineer
- Associate SC Quality Control Technician
- Associate Test Engineer
- Automation Engineering Senior Supervisor
- Automation Engineering Supervisor
- Director Automation Engineering
- Director Electrical Engineering
- Director Engineering Project Management
- Director Environmental Engineering
- Director Facilities Engineering
- Director Manufacturing Engineering
- Director Manufacturing Process Engineering
- Director Mechanical Engineering
- Director Operations
- Director Package Engineering
- Director Plant Maintenance
- Director Plant Manufacturing Operations
- Director Plant Operations - Production and Fulfillment
- Director Production Scheduling
- Director Quality Control
- Director Research Engineering
- Director Research and Development
- Director SC Quality Control
- Director Test Engineering
- Director Workflow Inbound / Outbound Operations
- Director, Environmental Health and Safety
- EVP Manufacturing Executive
- EVP Operations
- EVP Plant General Manager
- Electromechanical Technician Senior Supervisor
- Electromechanical Technician Supervisor
- Entry Automation Technician
- Entry Battery Operator
- Entry Chemical Operator / Mixing Technician
- Entry Controls Technician
- Entry Electrician (Manufacturing/Warehouse DC)
- Entry Electromechanical Technician
- Entry Food Safety Coordinator
- Entry Level Hourly Role - Production / General
- Entry Line Leader
- Entry Maintenance Technician - General Industrial
- Entry Materials Handler
- Entry Mechanic
- Entry Millwright
- Entry Pipefitter
- Entry Production Technician / Machine Operator
- Entry Production Technician / Machine Operator - Packaging
- Entry Quality Assurance Technician / Specialist
- Entry Sanitation / Hygienist
- Entry Skilled Support Operator (SSO)
- Entry Test Technician
- Entry Welder
- Entry Workflow Inbound / Outbound Coordinator
- Expert Automation Engineer
- Expert Electrical Engineer
- Expert Engineering Project Manager
- Expert Environmental Engineer
- Expert Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Expert Facilities Engineer
- Expert Facilities Layout Engineer
- Expert Manufacturing Engineer
- Expert Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Expert Mechanical Engineer
- Expert Package Engineer
- Expert Quality Control Engineer
- Expert Research Engineer
- Expert Test Engineer
- Forklift / Power Equipment Operator I
- Forklift / Power Equipment Operator II
- Intermediate Automation Engineer
- Intermediate Automation Technician
- Intermediate Battery Operator
- Intermediate Chemical Operator / Mixing Technician
- Intermediate Controls Technician
- Intermediate Electrical Engineer
- Intermediate Electrician (Manufacturing/Warehouse DC)
- Intermediate Electromechanical Technician
- Intermediate Engineering Project Manager
- Intermediate Environmental Engineer
- Intermediate Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Intermediate Facilities Engineer
- Intermediate Facilities Layout Engineer
- Intermediate Food Safety Coordinator
- Intermediate Level Hourly Role - Production / General
- Intermediate Line Leader
- Intermediate Maintenance Technician - General Industrial
- Intermediate Manufacturing Engineer
- Intermediate Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Intermediate Materials Handler
- Intermediate Mechanic
- Intermediate Mechanical Engineer
- Intermediate Millwright
- Intermediate Package Engineer
- Intermediate Pipefitter
- Intermediate Production Technician / Machine Operator
- Intermediate Production Technician / Machine Operator - Packaging
- Intermediate Quality Assurance Technician Specialist
- Intermediate Quality Control Engineer
- Intermediate Research Engineer
- Intermediate SC Quality Control Technician
- Intermediate Sanitation / Hygienist
- Intermediate Skilled Support Operator (SSO)
- Intermediate Test Engineer
- Intermediate Test Technician
- Intermediate Welder
- Intermediate Workflow Inbound / Outbound Coordinator
- Lead Automation Engineer
- Lead Automation Technician
- Lead Battery Operator
- Lead Chemical Operator / Mixing Technician
- Lead Controls Technician
- Lead Electrical Engineer
- Lead Electrician (Manufacturing/Warehouse DC)
- Lead Electromechanical Technician
- Lead Engineering Project Manager
- Lead Environmental Engineer
- Lead Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Lead Facilities Engineer
- Lead Facilities Layout Engineer
- Lead Food Safety Coordinator
- Lead Forklift / Power Equipment Operator
- Lead Level Hourly Role - Production / General
- Lead Line Leader
- Lead Maintenance Technician - General Industrial
- Lead Manufacturing Engineer
- Lead Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Lead Materials Handler
- Lead Mechanic
- Lead Mechanical Engineer
- Lead Millwright
- Lead Package Engineer
- Lead Pipefitter
- Lead Production Technician / Machine Operator
- Lead Production Technician / Machine Operator - Packaging
- Lead Quality Assurance Technician / Specialist
- Lead Quality Control Engineer
- Lead Research Engineer
- Lead SC Quality Control Technician
- Lead Sanitation / Hygienist
- Lead Shipper/Receiver
- Lead Skilled Support Operator (SSO)
- Lead Test Engineer
- Lead Test Technician
- Lead Warehouse Associate / Picker Packer
- Lead Welder
- Lead Workflow Inbound / Outbound Coordinator
- Line Director
- Line Manager
- Line Senior Director
- Line Senior Manager
- Line Senior Supervisor
- Line Supervisor
- Maintenance staff
- Manager / Production / General - Hourly Roles
- Manager Automation Engineering
- Manager Controls Technician
- Manager Electrical Engineering
- Manager Engineering Project Management
- Manager Environmental Engineering
- Manager Environmental Health and Safety
- Manager Facilities Engineering
- Manager Manufacturing Engineering
- Manager Manufacturing Process Engineering
- Manager Mechanical Engineering
- Manager Operations
- Manager Outbound Operations
- Manager Package Engineering
- Manager Plant Maintenance
- Manager Plant Manufacturing Operations
- Manager Plant Operations - Production and Fulfillment
- Manager Production Planning/Scheduling
- Manager Quality Control
- Manager Research Engineering
- Manager Research and Development
- Manager SC Quality Control
- Manager Test Engineering
- Manager Welding
- Manager Workflow Inbound / Outbound Operations
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Millwright
- Operations
- Operator
- Pipefitter
- Production
- Production Planner/Scheduler 1
- Production Planner/Scheduler 2
- Production Planner/Scheduler 3
- Production Planner/Scheduler 4
- Production Planner/Scheduler 5
- Production Planner/Scheduler 6
- Quality Control Analyst 1
- Quality Control Analyst 1- Laboratory
- Quality Control Analyst 2
- Quality Control Analyst 2- Laboratory
- Quality Control Analyst 3
- Quality Control Analyst 3- Laboratory
- Quality Control Analyst 4
- Quality Control Analyst 4- Laboratory
- Quality Control Analyst 5
- Quality Control Analyst 5- Laboratory
- Quality Control Analyst 6
- Quality Control Analyst 6- Laboratory
- Research & Development Scientist 1
- Research & Development Scientist 2
- Research & Development Scientist 3
- Research & Development Scientist 4
- Research & Development Scientist 5
- Research & Development Scientist 6
- SVP Automation Engineering
- SVP Environmental Engineering
- SVP Environmental Health and Safety
- SVP Environmental Management
- SVP Manufacturing Executive
- SVP Manufacturing Process Engineering
- SVP Mechanical Engineering
- SVP Operations
- SVP Plant General Manager
- SVP Research Engineering
- Safety
- Senior Automation Engineer
- Senior Automation Technician
- Senior Battery Operator
- Senior Chemical Operator / Mixing Technician
- Senior Controls Technician
- Senior Director Automation Engineering
- Senior Director Electrical Engineering
- Senior Director Engineering Project
- Senior Director Environmental Engineering
- Senior Director Environmental Health and Safety
- Senior Director Facilities Engineering
- Senior Director Manufacturing Engineering
- Senior Director Manufacturing Process Engineering
- Senior Director Mechanical Engineering
- Senior Director Operations
- Senior Director Package Engineering
- Senior Director Plant Maintenance
- Senior Director Plant Manufacturing Operations
- Senior Director Plant Operations - Production and Fulfillment
- Senior Director Production Scheduling
- Senior Director Quality Control
- Senior Director Research Engineering
- Senior Director Research and Development
- Senior Director SC Quality Control
- Senior Director Test Engineering
- Senior Director Workflow Inbound / Outbound Operations
- Senior Electrical Engineer
- Senior Electrician (Manufacturing/Warehouse DC)
- Senior Electromechanical Technician
- Senior Engineering Project Manager
- Senior Environmental Engineer
- Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Senior Expert Electrical Engineer
- Senior Expert Engineering Project Manager
- Senior Expert Environmental Engineer
- Senior Expert Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Senior Expert Facilities Engineer
- Senior Expert Facilities Layout Engineer
- Senior Expert Manufacturing Engineer
- Senior Expert Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Senior Expert Mechanical Engineer
- Senior Expert Package Engineer
- Senior Expert Quality Control Engineer
- Senior Expert Research Engineer
- Senior Expert Test Engineer
- Senior Facilities Engineer
- Senior Facilities Layout Engineer
- Senior Food Safety Coordinator
- Senior Forklift / Power Equipment Operator
- Senior Level Hourly Role - Production / General
- Senior Line Leader
- Senior Maintenance Technician - General Industrial
- Senior Manager / Production / General - Hourly Roles
- Senior Manager Automation Engineering
- Senior Manager Controls Technician
- Senior Manager Electrical Engineering
- Senior Manager Engineering Project Management
- Senior Manager Environmental Engineering
- Senior Manager Environmental Health and Safety
- Senior Manager Facilities Engineering
- Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineering
- Senior Manager Manufacturing Process Engineering
- Senior Manager Mechanical Engineering
- Senior Manager Operations
- Senior Manager Outbound Operations
- Senior Manager Package Engineering
- Senior Manager Plant Maintenance
- Senior Manager Plant Manufacturing Operations
- Senior Manager Plant Operations - Production and Fulfillment
- Senior Manager Production Planning/Scheduling
- Senior Manager Quality Control
- Senior Manager Research Engineering
- Senior Manager Research and Development
- Senior Manager SC Quality Control
- Senior Manager Test Engineering
- Senior Manager Welding
- Senior Manager Workflow Inbound / Outbound Operations
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer
- Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Senior Materials Handler
- Senior Mechanic
- Senior Mechanical Engineer
- Senior Millwright
- Senior Package Engineer
- Senior Pipefitter
- Senior Production Technician / Machine Operator
- Senior Production Technician / Machine Operator - Packaging
- Senior Quality Assurance Technician / Specialist
- Senior Quality Control Engineer
- Senior Research Engineer
- Senior SC Quality Control Technician
- Senior Sanitation / Hygienist
- Senior Shipper/Receiver
- Senior Skilled Support Operator (SSO)
- Senior Supervisor / Production / General - Hourly Roles
- Senior Supervisor Assembly
- Senior Supervisor Controls Technician
- Senior Supervisor Electrician (Manufacturing/Warehouse DC)
- Senior Supervisor Environmental Health and Safety
- Senior Supervisor Facilities Engineering
- Senior Supervisor Manufacturing Engineering
- Senior Supervisor Manufacturing Process Engineering
- Senior Supervisor Material Handling
- Senior Supervisor Mechanic
- Senior Supervisor Operations
- Senior Supervisor Package Engineering
- Senior Supervisor Plant Maintenance
- Senior Supervisor Plant Manufacturing Operations
- Senior Supervisor Production Planning/Scheduling
- Senior Supervisor Quality Control
- Senior Supervisor Research and Development
- Senior Supervisor SC Quality Control
- Senior Supervisor Sanitation / Hygienist
- Senior Supervisor Test Engineering
- Senior Supervisor Welding
- Senior Supervisor Workflow Inbound / Outbound Operations
- Senior Test Engineer
- Senior Test Technician
- Senior Warehouse Associate / Picker Packer
- Senior Welder
- Senior Workflow Inbound / Outbound Coordinator
- Shipper/Receiver I
- Shipper/Receiver II
- Supervisor / Production / General - Hourly Roles
- Supervisor Assembly
- Supervisor Controls Technician
- Supervisor Electrician (Manufacturing/Warehouse DC)
- Supervisor Environmental Health and Safety
- Supervisor Facilities Engineering
- Supervisor Manufacturing Engineering
- Supervisor Manufacturing Process Engineering
- Supervisor Material Handling
- Supervisor Mechanic
- Supervisor Operations
- Supervisor Package Engineering
- Supervisor Plant Maintenance
- Supervisor Plant Manufacturing Operations
- Supervisor Production Planning/Scheduling
- Supervisor Quality Control
- Supervisor Research and Development
- Supervisor SC Quality Control
- Supervisor Sanitation / Hygienist
- Supervisor Test Engineering
- Supervisor Welding
- Supervisor Workflow Inbound / Outbound Operations
- Technician
- VP Automation Engineering
- VP Electrical Engineering
- VP Environmental Engineering
- VP Environmental Health and Safety
- VP Manufacturing Operations
- VP Manufacturing Process Engineering
- VP Mechanical Engineering
- VP Operations
- VP Plant General Manager
- VP Process Engineering
- VP Production Scheduling
- VP Research Engineering
- Warehouse Associate / Picker Packer I
- Warehouse Associate / Picker Packer II
- positions in Quality Control/Assurance