ERI Economic Research Institute
General Industry Salary Survey
United States (with Canadian cuts)Edition: 2026Quote
The General Industry Salary Survey reports compensation data for 872 benchmark jobs across all industries, making it a perfect fit for those seeking a broad overview of salary information. Positions include top and middle management; supervisory; health care; professional; sales; technicians, para-professional and skilled craft; and field, shop, services, and clerical.
Incumbent-based, market-based pay data; submissions screened and normalized to common date — Annual; published in July. Effective data date March 31 of the given survey year. Data collection October–March
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Positions in this report (872)
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- 3D Printing Operator
- Account Coordinator
- Account Information Clerk
- Account Manager Sales
- Accountant
- Accounting Clerk
- Accounting Coordinator
- Accounting Manager
- Accounting Specialist
- Accounting Supervisor (General)
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Clerk
- Accounts Payable Associate
- Accounts Payable Clerk
- Accounts Payable Manager
- Accounts Payable Specialist
- Accounts Payable Supervisor
- Accounts Receivable Analyst
- Accounts Receivable Clerk
- Accounts Receivable Specialist
- Accounts Receivable Supervisor
- Administrative Analyst
- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Clerk
- Administrative Supervisor
- Advertising Sales Representative
- Advertising Specialist
- Aeronautical Engineer
- Agile Coach
- Agile Project Manager
- Aircraft Body Repairer
- Aircraft Component Inspector
- Aircraft Mechanic
- Analytics Director
- Apparel Spreader
- Apparel Trimming Machine Operator
- Applications Engineer
- Applications Programming Manager
- Applications Support Specialist
- Arc Cutter
- Area Sales Manager
- Art Director
- Assembler Fabricator
- Assembler Product (Bench)
- Assembly Line Foreman
- Assembly Supervisor
- Assembly Technician
- Assignment Clerk
- Assistant Press Operator
- Associate Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Automation Manager
- Automobile Body Repairer
- Automobile Mechanic
- Automotive Engineer
- Avionics Technician
- B2B Sales Consultant
- Baler Operator
- Bending Machine Operator
- Benefits Advisor
- Benefits Analyst
- Benefits Manager
- Benefits Specialist
- Billing Analyst
- Bindery Foreman
- Bindery Helper
- Bindery Operator
- Biochemist
- Biotechnology Engineer
- Boiler Operator
- Brush Painter
- Buffer
- Buffing Machine Tender
- Building & Facilities Manager
- Building Maintenance Worker
- Business Administration Manager
- Business Analyst
- Business Data Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Business Process Analyst
- Business Systems Analyst
- Business Systems Manager
- Buyer/Purchasing Agent
- Buzz Saw Operator
- CAD/CAM Design Drafter
- CAD/CAM/CAE Technician
- CDL Driver
- CNC Laser Operator
- CNC Laser Programmer
- CNC Plasma Operator
- CNC Repair Technician
- Cabinetmaker
- Cable Wirer
- Calibration Laboratory Technician
- Calibrator
- Cashier
- Category Management Analyst
- Category Manager
- Centrifugal Casting Operator
- Ceramic Capacitor Processor
- Channel Sales Coordinator
- Channel Sales Manager
- Chauffeur
- Chemical Engineer
- Chemical Engineering Supervisor
- Chemical Engineering Technician
- Chemical Handler
- Chemical Laboratory Technician
- Chemical Operator
- Chemical Plant Maintenance Worker
- Chemical Plant Manager
- Chemical Plant Operator
- Chemical Process Helper
- Chemical Processing Laborer
- Chemist
- Chief Compensation & Benefits Executive
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief International Sales Executive
- Chief Manufacturing Officer
- Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
- Chief Materials Management Executive
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Production Officer
- Chief Subsidiary Executive
- Chief Technical Officer
- Chipper
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Clay Modeler
- Clean Room Technician
- Cloth Finisher Supervisor
- Coating Operator
- Cold Mill Operator
- Communications Director
- Communications Manager
- Communications Specialist
- Compensation Analyst
- Completion Engineer
- Compliance Manager
- Compliance Specialist
- Compounder
- Compressed Gas Plant Worker
- Compression Molding Operator
- Computer Artist
- Computer Hardware Engineer
- Computer Maintenance Technician
- Computer Network Analyst
- Computer Operations Director
- Computer Operator
- Computer Programmer
- Computer Services Manager
- Computer Software Developer
- Computer Software Engineer
- Computer Technical Support Specialist
- Configuration Analyst
- Configuration Control Administrator
- Construction Engineer
- Construction Project Manager
- Contact Lens Flashing Puncher
- Contact Lens Molder
- Continuous Improvement Analyst
- Continuous Improvement Coordinator
- Continuous Improvement Engineer
- Continuous Improvement Manager
- Continuous Improvement Specialist
- Contract Administrator
- Contract Compliance Representative
- Contract Specialist
- Control Systems Engineer
- Controller Assistant
- Controller Plant
- Controller Top Corporate
- Controls Designer
- Controls Technician
- Conveyor System Operator
- Cost Accountant
- Cost Estimating Manager
- Cost Estimator
- Counsel (Attorney)
- Credit Associate
- Credit Manager
- Crusher Tender
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Administrator
- Customer Service Administrator
- Customer Service Associate
- Customer Service Clerk
- Customer Service Manager
- Customer Service Representative (General Calls)
- Customer Service Representative (Specialized Calls)
- Customer Service Specialist
- Customer Service Supervisor
- Cutter Operator
- Cyber Security Engineer
- Cycle Counter
- Data Analyst
- Data Entry Operator
- Data Integration Analyst
- Database Administrator
- Database Report Writer
- Dental Ceramist
- Dental Ceramist Assistant
- Denture Finisher
- Denture Model Maker
- Denture Packer
- Denture Waxer
- Design Drafter
- Design Engineering Manager
- Design Engineering Supervisor
- Design Manager
- Desktop Support Analyst
- Desktop Support Technician
- Die Casting Machine Operator
- Die Cutter
- Diesel Mechanic
- Digital Press Operator
- Digital Strategist
- Director Marketing & Sales
- Director of Quality
- Dispatcher
- Distribution Manager
- Documentation Engineer
- Drafter
- Drafter (Moderate)
- Drafting Supervisor
- Drawings Checker Engineering
- Dressmaker
- Drill Press Operator
- Drill Press Setup Operator
- Drill Press Tender
- Driver Non-CDL
- ERP Consultant
- ERP Programmer
- Electrical Design Engineer
- Electrical Designer
- Electrical Drafter
- Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Engineering Technician
- Electrical Test Engineer
- Electrician Journeyman
- Electronic Coil Winder
- Electronic Equipment Repairer
- Electronic Mail Coordinator
- Electronic Masking Operator
- Electronics Assembler
- Electronics Assembler (Soldering)
- Electronics Inspector
- Electronics Mechanic
- Electronics Technician
- Electronics Tester
- Electronics Worker
- Employee Communications Supervisor
- Employee Training Manager
- Employee Training Specialist
- Employee Training Supervisor
- Employment Clerk
- Employment Interviewer
- Engine Lathe Setup Operator
- Engineering Administration Clerk
- Engineering Analyst
- Engineering Assistant
- Engineering Assistant Mechanical
- Engineering Cost Estimator
- Engineering Director
- Engineering Document Control Clerk
- Engineering Manager
- Engineering Services Sales Representative
- Engineering Supervisor
- Engineering Technician
- Engraving Press Operator
- Environmental Coordinator
- Environmental Engineering Manager
- Environmental Health and Safety Manager
- Environmental Technician
- Equipment Engineer
- Etched Circuit Processor
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Secretary
- Executive Vice President
- Expediter
- Experimental Welder
- Extractor Operator
- Extruder Operator Helper
- Fabric Inspector
- Facilities Engineer
- Facilities Planner
- Factory Layout Engineer
- Fiberglass Laminator
- Field Application Engineer
- Field Sales Representative
- Field Service Engineer
- Field Service Manager
- Field Service Technician
- Final Assembler
- Final Inspector
- Finance Manager
- Financial Analysis Director
- Financial Analysis Manager
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
- Financial Reporting Manager
- Finishing Operator
- Fluid Power Mechanic
- Folder Operator
- Food Mixer Operator
- Food Process Worker
- Food Production Worker
- Forecast Analyst
- Foreman
- Foreman Assistant
- Forging Machine Operator
- Forklift Operator
- Foundry Metallurgist
- Foundry Molder
- Foundry Worker
- Front End Loader Operator
- Furnace Operator
- General Clerk
- General Maintenance Supervisor
- Geographic Information System Specialist
- Glass Blower
- Glass Cutter
- Glass Finisher
- Gluer
- Graphic Designer
- Grinding Mill Operator
- Groundskeeper
- HRIS Analyst
- Hand Cutter
- Hand Packager
- Hand Sewer
- Heat Treater
- Heating & Air Conditioning Technician (HVAC)
- Heavy Equipment Mechanic
- Heavy Truck Driver
- Heavy-Duty Press Operator
- Help Desk Representative
- High Temperature Composite Technician
- Hostler
- Human Resources Business Partner
- Human Resources Clerk
- Human Resources Coordinator
- Human Resources Director
- Human Resources Generalist
- Human Resources Manager
- Human Resources Specialist
- Human Resources Supervisor
- Human Resources Technician
- Hydro Pneumatic Tester
- IT Project Coordinator
- Implementation Manager
- Implementation Specialist
- Induction Brazer
- Industrial Designer
- Industrial Engineer
- Industrial Engineering Technician
- Industrial Safety Technician
- Information Technology Administrator
- Information Technology Manager
- Information Technology Supervisor
- Injection Molder
- Injection Molding Technician
- Inserting Machine Operator
- Inside Sales Manager
- Inside Sales Representative
- Inspector Electrical
- Inspector Quality Assurance
- Installation Coordinator
- Instrument Inspector
- Instrument Mechanic
- Instrument Technician
- Insulation Worker
- Integrated Circuit Designer
- Integrated Circuit Fabricator
- Integrated Disability Manager
- Intellectual Property Director
- Intellectual Property Manager
- Internal Audit Director
- Internal Auditor
- Internal Publications Director
- Internal Publications Manager
- Inventory Analyst
- Inventory Clerk
- Inventory Control Analyst
- Inventory Control Coordinator
- Inventory Control Manager
- Inventory Control Planner
- Inventory Control Supervisor
- Invoice Clerk
- Ion Implant Machine Operator
- Janitor
- Job Printer
- Key Accounts Manager Sales
- Kick Press Operator
- Knitting Machine Operator
- LAN/WAN Administrator
- Labor Relations Manager
- Laboratory Aide
- Laboratory Analyst
- Laboratory Clerk
- Laboratory Supervisor
- Laboratory Tester
- Laser Beam Machine Operator
- Laser Beam Trim Operator
- Lathe Operator Numerical Control
- Layout Worker
- Lens Fabricating Machine Tender
- Lens Inserter
- Lens Mold Setter
- Light Truck Driver
- Lighting Technician
- Lithographer Operator
- Lithographic Platemaker
- Lithographic Stripper
- Local CDL Driver
- Logistics Coordinator
- Logistics Director
- Logistics Engineer
- Logistics Specialist
- Long-Range Planning Director
- Long-Range Planning Manager
- Lumber (Wood) Grader
- Lumber Sales Representative
- MES Specialist
- Machine Assembler
- Machine Builder
- Machine Engraver
- Machine Operator
- Machine Operator Helper
- Machine Setup Operator
- Machine Shop Laborer
- Machine Shop Manager
- Machine Shop Supervisor
- Machine Tool Operator
- Machinery Mechanic
- Machinist Experimental
- Machinist General
- Maintenance Electrician
- Maintenance Helper
- Maintenance Machinist
- Maintenance Manager
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Maintenance Planner
- Maintenance Supervisor
- Maintenance Worker
- Maintenance Worker General
- Management Analyst
- Management Configuration Analyst
- Management Trainee
- Managing Director
- Manual Machinist
- Manufacturer's Sales Representative
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Director
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineering Manager
- Manufacturing Manager
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manufacturing Painter
- Manufacturing Specialist
- Manufacturing Supervisor
- Manufacturing Worker
- Market Research Analyst
- Market Research Manager
- Marketing Analyst
- Marketing Associate
- Marketing Communications Manager
- Marketing Coordinator
- Marketing Director (Experience)
- Marketing Manager
- Marketing Representative
- Master Scheduler
- Material Control Analyst
- Materials Control Clerk
- Materials Control Manager
- Materials Coordinator
- Materials Expediter
- Materials Handler
- Materials Inspector
- Materials Manager
- Materials Scheduling Clerk
- Materials Scientist
- Mechanic Foreman
- Mechanical Assembler
- Mechanical Design Engineer
- Mechanical Drafter
- Mechanical Engineer
- Mechanical Inspector
- Mechanical Instrument Maker
- Metal Engraver
- Metal Fabricator
- Metal Fabricator Assembler
- Metal Pourer
- Methods & Procedures Analyst
- Metrologist
- Microelectronics Technician
- Mill Operator
- Miller
- Milling/Planing Machine Operator
- Milling/Planing Machine Setup Operator
- Mixer Paint & Varnish
- Model Maker
- Mold Maker
- Motion Designer
- Multimedia Producer
- National Sales Manager (Experience)
- Nibbler Operator
- Numerical Control Machine Operator
- Numerical Control Machine Setup Operator
- Numerical Control Programmer
- Occupational Nurse
- Office Administrator
- Office Helper
- Opaquer
- Operations Assistant
- Operations Director
- Operations Manager
- Operations Supervisor
- Operations Support Manager
- Operations Technician
- Optical Element Coater
- Optical Laboratory Technician
- Optical Lens Technician
- Optomechanical Technician
- Order Clerk
- Order Detailer
- Order Processing Specialist
- Orthodontic Technician
- Orthotics/Prosthetics Technician
- Package Design Manager
- Package Design Supervisor
- Package Designer
- Packaging Development Manager
- Packaging Director
- Packaging Engineer
- Packaging Manager
- Packaging Supervisor
- Packaging/Filling Operator
- Packer Light
- Paint Technician
- Painter Helper
- Paralegal
- Paste-up Artist
- Pattern Maker
- Payroll Administrator
- Payroll Analyst
- Payroll Clerk
- Payroll Manager
- Payroll Supervisor
- Photo Checker & Assembler
- Photographic Plate Maker
- Phototypesetter Operator
- Planning Technician
- Plant & Maintenance Technician
- Plant Accountant
- Plant Engineer
- Plant Manager (Experience)
- Plant Personnel Manager
- Plant Personnel Supervisor
- Plant Supervisor
- Plastic Extruder Operator
- Plastic Hospital Assembler
- Plate Mounter
- Plater
- Polisher
- Polishing Machine Operator
- Power Shear Operator
- Precision Assembler Electronics
- Precision Grinder
- Pricing Specialist
- Principal Engineer
- Print Shop Foreman
- Printed Circuit Board Plater
- Printed Circuit Designer
- Printing Supervisor
- Process Control Technician
- Process Engineer
- Process Engineering Manager
- Process Improvement Analyst
- Process Improvement Consultant
- Process Improvement Specialist
- Process Operator
- Process Technician
- Processing Equipment Operations Supervisor
- Procurement Analyst
- Procurement Clerk
- Procurement Specialist
- Product Design Engineer
- Product Designer
- Product Development Engineer
- Product Development Manager
- Product Engineer
- Product Manager (Non-Technical)
- Product Manager (Technical)
- Product Specialist
- Product or Brand Sales Manager
- Production Administrator
- Production Associate
- Production Clerk
- Production Coordinator
- Production Director
- Production Electronics Technician
- Production Engineer
- Production Foreman
- Production Helper
- Production Laborer
- Production Machinist
- Production Operator
- Production Planner
- Production Planning & Control Manager
- Production Planning & Control Supervisor
- Production Planning Director
- Production Specialist
- Production Superintendent
- Production Supervisor
- Production Supervisor Assistant
- Production Team Leader
- Production Technician
- Professional Services Engineer
- Program Evaluator
- Program Manager
- Program/Project Management Office Manager
- Project Analyst
- Project Assistant
- Project Associate
- Project Consultant
- Project Control Analyst
- Project Controls Engineer
- Project Controls Manager
- Project Controls Specialist
- Project Developer
- Project Development Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Project Manager (Experience)
- Project Planner
- Project Specialist
- Promotions Manager
- Proposal Development Manager
- Proposal Development Specialist
- Proposal Development Vice President
- Public Relations Manager
- Public Relations Representative
- Punch Press Operator
- Punch Press Setup Operator
- Purchase Price Analyst
- Purchasing Clerk
- Purchasing Coordinator
- Purchasing Manager
- Purchasing Specialist
- Purchasing Supervisor
- Quality Assurance Analyst
- Quality Assurance Associate
- Quality Assurance Director
- Quality Assurance Engineer
- Quality Assurance Programmer
- Quality Assurance Specialist
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Quality Assurance Tester
- Quality Control Associate
- Quality Control Engineer
- Quality Control Inspector
- Quality Control Manager
- Quality Control Supervisor/Administrator
- Quality Control Technician
- Quality Control Test Technician
- Quality Engineer
- Quality Systems Manager
- RMA Product Returns Testing Technician
- Receiving Clerk
- Receiving Laborer
- Receptionist
- Recruiter Professional
- Refinery Operator
- Refrigeration Engineer
- Refrigeration Mechanic
- Regional Sales Manager
- Regulatory Affairs Specialist
- Reliability Engineer
- Repair Technician
- Repairer of Finished Metal
- Research & Development Manager (Non-Technical)
- Research & Development Supervisor (Technical)
- Research Engineer
- Research Mechanic
- Researcher Scientific
- Restoration Project Manager
- Ripsaw Operator
- Risk Management Analyst
- Risk Management Supervisor
- Robotic Weld Technician
- Rolling Attendant
- Rolling Machine Setup Operator
- Rotogravure Press Operator
- Rough Grinder
- Route Driver Sales Representative
- Rubber Goods Compounder
- Rubber Molder
- SAP Analyst
- SAP SD Team Lead
- SAP Team Leader
- Safety Inspector
- Safety Manager
- Safety Specialist
- Sales Analyst
- Sales Coordinator
- Sales Director
- Sales Engineer
- Sales Manager
- Sales Manager (High Incentive)
- Sales Operations Analyst
- Sales Order Supervisor
- Sales Representative
- Sales Representative (Highly Complex Products)
- Sales Representative (Key Accounts)
- Sales Representative (Semi-Technical Products)
- Sales Supervisor
- Sales Support Associate
- Sales Support Specialist
- Sales Training Representative
- Sand Molder
- Sandblasting Operator
- Sanding Machine Operator
- Sawing Machine Operator
- Sawing Machine Setup Operator
- Sawmill Worker
- Scale Operator
- Scheduling Coordinator
- Scheduling Specialist
- Scientific Glassblower
- Scrap Handler
- Screen Printer
- Screw Machine Operator
- Scrum Master
- Scrum Product Owner
- Secretary
- Security Guard
- Semiconductor Bonder
- Semiconductor Processor
- Semiconductor Wafers Plater
- Senior Human Resources Generalist
- Server Administrator
- Service Coordinator
- Sewing Machine Operator
- Sheet Metal Supervisor
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Shift Leader
- Shipping & Receiving Clerk
- Shipping & Receiving Lead
- Shipping & Receiving Supervisor
- Shipping Checker
- Shipping Clerk
- Shipping Packer
- Shipping and Receiving Manager
- Shop Laborer
- Social Media Specialist
- Software Architect
- Software Design Manager
- Software Developer Lead
- Solar Fabrication Technician
- Solutions Engineer
- Specifications Writer
- Spray Painter Rough
- Staff Accountant
- Standards Engineer
- Stationary Engineer
- Structural Assembler
- Structural Engineer
- Structural Iron Worker
- Superintendent Maintenance
- Superintendent Transportation
- Supervisor Chemical
- Supervisor Computer Operations
- Supervisor Field Services
- Supervisor Help Desk
- Supervisor Press Room
- Supply Chain Coordinator
- Supply Chain Director
- Supply Chain Manager
- Supply Chain Specialist
- Supply Chain Supervisor
- Supply Clerk
- Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Machine Operator
- Sustainability Specialist
- Sustainable Design Specialist
- Systems & Programming Manager
- Systems Administrator
- Systems Analyst
- Systems Analyst Lead
- Systems Engineer
- Systems Support Specialist
- Tax Accountant
- Tax Manager
- Team Assembler
- Technical Account Manager
- Technical Project Manager
- Technical Services Coordinator
- Technical Services Manager
- Technical Support Engineer
- Technical Training Coordinator
- Technical Training Instructor
- Technical Writer
- Technology Vendor Manager
- Test Engineer
- Test Engineering Manager
- Test Engineering Supervisor
- Test Technician
- Textile Colorist
- Timber Sizer Operator
- Tire Molder
- Tool & Die Maker
- Tool & Die Shop Supervisor
- Tool Crib Attendant
- Tool Design Checker
- Tool Design Engineer
- Tool Design Supervisor
- Tool Room Machinist
- Top IT Officer
- Top Marketing Officer
- Trade Relations Director
- Trade Show Manager
- Traffic Clerk
- Traffic Director
- Training Assistant
- Transformer Assembler
- Transportation Manager
- Treasury Analyst
- Truck Driver Medium
- Truck Driver Tractor Trailer
- Truck Driver Van
- Turret Punch Press Operator
- Ultrasonic Tester
- User Support Analyst
- Utility Worker Manufactured Buildings
- Vacuum Mold Machine Operator
- Value Engineer
- Variety Saw Operator
- Vendor Management Analyst
- Vendor Management Director
- Vendor Quality Supervisor
- Vice President
- Vice President Supply Chain
- Virtual Design Manager
- Warehouse Associate
- Warehouse Laborer
- Warehouse Manager
- Warehouse Materials Handler
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Warehouse Worker
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
- Water Superintendent
- Wax Molder
- Weaver
- Web Developer
- Web Press Operator
- Weigher
- Welder
- Welding Engineer
- Welding Machine Operator
- Welding Supervisor
- Welding Technician
- Wind Turbine Technician
- Winder Operator
- Wire Cutter
- Wire Drawer
- Wire Technician
- Wire Wrapping Machine Operator
- Woodworking Machine Operator
- Work Planner
- Workers Compensation Supervisor
- Workflow Coordinator
- X-Ray Equipment Tester
- Yield Engineer