Contents Page Introduction
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Profile of Respondents
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees
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20XX Wages: Salary Employees
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Benefits: Holidays, Shift Differentials & Vacations
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Benefits: Retirement Plans
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Benefits: Disability, Dental & Vision
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Benefits: Health Plans & TCHC
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Benefits: Health Care & Employee, Spouse & Dependent Programs
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Benefits: Extra Remuneration, Awards & Pay For Time Not Worked
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Benefits: Retiree, Health & Welfare
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History: 20XX Profile of Respondents (Last Year’s Data)
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History: 20XX Wages: Hourly Employees
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History: 20XX Wages: Salary Employees
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More Valuable Business Reports
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Business Reports Order Form
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Addendum – Wage & Benefit Sample Survey
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Profile of Respondents Annual sales revenue for the $5 to $10 million range
Annual Revenues in Millions
comprised the largest group of participants (XX%) followed closely by the $10 to $20 million and the $20 to $50 million groups. Contract manufacturers comprise XX% of the responding companies, while XX% are classified as end-product manufacturers. The majority of manufacturing companies, XX%, are non-union facilities.
Type of Manufacturer
Workforce
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Profile of Respondents (cont’d) Permanent and temporary employees were combined to calculate the “Total FTE.” Company size ranges from the smallest company, with seven employees, to the largest, with XXX. Permanent Full-Time Number of Employees
Lowest
Highest
Average
Temporary Lowest
Highest
Factory Direct Factory Indirect Office Total Permanent Part-Time
Total FTE
Factory Direct Factory Indirect Office Total
Direct:
Factory labor that is specifically identified with finished units or units in progress that can be directly traced to the units in an economically feasible way, e.g. machine operators, assembly line workers. Indirect: All other factory labor costs that are not reported in the “direct category,” e.g. managers, quality technicians, maintenance, tooling personnel, coordinators, material handlers. Full-Time: Employees working 40 hours per week or your company’s standard week. Part-Time: Employees working less than 40 hours per week or your company’s standard week. FTE: Full-Time plus Part-Time and Temporary adjusted if necessary to your company’s standard work week.
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Average
20XX Wages: Hourly Employees Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour
TOOLING DEPARTMENT
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Group Leader/Lead Person CNC Machine Programmer CNC Machine Operator EDM Machine Programmer/Operator Machinist Model/Pattern Maker/Template Maker Slide Forming Tool Maker/Designer Tool & Die Maker – Top Tool & Die Maker – Limited Tool & Die Maker – Entry METALFORMING DEPARTMENT Group Leader/Lead Person Production Helper N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour METALFORMING DEPARTMENT Continued Fabricating
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Department Group Leader/Lead Person Laser/Plasma Cutting Operator & Setup Laser/Plasma Operator – Limited Setup Laser/Plasma Operator – No Setup Press Brake Operator & Setup Press Brake Operator – Limited Setup Press Brake Operator – No Setup Press Brake (Robotics) CNC Press Brake Programmer Turret Press Operator – Total Setup Turret Press Operator – Limited Setup Turret Press Operator – No Setup Tube Cutting and Forming N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees (cont’d) Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour METALFORMING DEPARTMENT Continued Roll Forming
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Department Group Leader/Lead Person Machine Operator – Total Setup Machine Operator – Limited Setup Machine Operator – No Setup Slide Forming Department Group Leader/Lead Person Machine Operator – Total Setup Machine Operator – Limited Setup Machine Operator – No Setup Machine Setup Person Spinning Department Group Leader/Lead Person Automatic Machine Programmer/Setup Automatic Machine Operator Hydraulic Machine Spinner Large Hand Lathe Spinner Small Hand Lathe Spinner N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees (cont’d) Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour METALFORMING DEPARTMENT Continued Stamping
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Department Group Leader/Lead Person Die Setter – Progressive Die Die Setter – Transfer Die Die Setter – Single Station Die Manual Press Operator – Total Setup Manual Press Operator – Limited Setup Manual Press Operator – No Setup Automatic Press Operator – Total Setup Auto. Press Operator – Limited Setup Automatic Press Operator – No Setup Single Shot Punch – Total Setup Single Shot Punch – Limited Setup Single Shot Punch – No Setup SECONDARY/FINISHING/FABRICATING DEPARTMENT Group Leader/Lead Person Assembly Mechanical – Total Setup Assembly Mechanical – Limited Setup Assembly Mechanical – No Setup
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N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees (cont’d) Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour SECONDARY/FINISHING/ FABRICATING DEPARTMENT Continued
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Assembly Electrical – Total Setup Assembly Electrical – Limited Setup Assembly Electrical – No Setup Welding Supervisor General Assembly – Manual Spot-Welding Operator – Total Setup Spot-Welding Operator – Limited Setup Spot-Welding Operator – No Setup TIG Welder Operator – Total Setup TIG Welder Operator – Limited Setup MIG Welder Operator – Total Setup MIG Welder Operator – Limited Setup Auto. Welding Robot/Machine Operator Grind/Polish/Deburr/Sand Operator Painter – Top Painter – Entry Paint Prep/Sand N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees (cont’d) Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour SECONDARY/FINISHING/ FABRICATING DEPARTMENT Continued
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Mask/Unmask Screener/Engraver Silkscreen – Total Setup Silkscreen – Limited Setup Plater Shear Operator Shear Operator – Total Setup Circle Shear Operator Cut-off Saw Operator Trimming Machine Operator Parts Cleaner Heat Treat/Annealing/Brazing Operator Tap and Countersink – Total Setup Tap and Countersink – Limited Setup Tap and Countersink – No Setup Millwright Research and Development Tech.
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N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees (cont’d) Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Group Leader/Lead Person Maintenance – Top Maintenance – Entry Electrician Janitor QUALITY DEPARTMENT Group Leader/Lead Person Inspector – Top Inspector – Entry ISO/QS Lead Auditor QC Layout Technician CMM/Inspector Arm Operator HARDWARE DEPARTMENT Group Leader/Lead Person Hardware Department – Total Setup Hardware Department – Limited Setup Hardware Department – No Setup N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees (cont’d) Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour PARTMARK/WRAP/PACK DEPARTMENT
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Group Leader/Lead Person Partmark/Wrap/Pack – Total Setup Partmark/Wrap/Pack – Limited Setup Partmark/Wrap/Pack – No Setup FACTORY SUPPORT Shipping/Receiving Group/Lead Person Shipping/Receiving/Packing Clerk Material Handler/Stacker/Packer Material Handler/Forklift or Crane Oper. Delivery Truck Driver Tool Crib/Stockroom Clerk Scheduler/Production Control Clerk Engineering Technician Outside Process Coordinator N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Hourly Employees (cont’d) Wage Rate – Dollars Per Hour
GENERAL OFFICE
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Customer Service/Inside Sales Clerk Buyer Clerk Receptionist Secretary/Administrative Assistant Bookkeeper Payroll Accounts Payable/Receivables H.R. Generalist Data Entry Person Computer Operator Computer Support Specialist N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Salary Employees SALARIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES Wage Rate – Yearly Salary Without Bonuses
SUPERVISORY POSITIONS
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Tooling Supervisor Production Supervisor Scheduler/Production Control Super. Quality Supervisor Training/Safety Coordinator Maintenance Supervisor Purchasing Agent Warehouse/Materials Supervisor Accountant/Accounting Supervisor ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Program/Account Manager Engineering Manager Tooling Designer – Senior Tooling Designer – Junior Estimator/Process Engineer N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Salary Employees (cont’d) SALARIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES Wage Rate – Yearly Salary Without Bonuses ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Continued
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
Manufacturing Engineer/Automation Project Engineer/Manager Industrial/Methods Engineer Quality Engineer SALES AND MARKETING DEPT. Sales Manager Inside Sales Person Direct Outside Sales Person OTHER SALARIED MANAGERS Office Manager Production Manager Operations/Facilities Manager Manufacturing Manager Plant Manager N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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20XX Wages: Salary Employees (cont’d)
SALARIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES Wage Rate – Yearly Salary Without Bonuses OTHER SALARIED EMPLOYEES Continued
% of Responding Companies
Number of Employees
Lowest of the Low
Highest of the High
Average Rate Reported Lowest
Highest
Average
Median
General Manager Environmental Health & Safety Manager Quality Manager Human Resources Manager Controller – (Not CFO) Purchasing Manager Customer Service Manager Information Systems Manager CNC Programming Manager Risk Manager N/D = No Data Available or Not Enough Data Available
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Benefits: Holidays, Shift Differentials & Vacations Figures Reported are an Average of Reporting Companies:
Average
Lowest
Highest
Shop-wide average first shift straight time Expected average hourly rate increase budgeted for 2015. Average Shift Differential:
Number of Responding Companies
2nd Shift – Cost Per Hour 3rd Shift – Cost Per Hour
Number of Paid Holidays
2nd Shift – Percent Differential 3rd Shift – Percent Differential Sales commissions in addition to salary: Inside Sales Outside Sales Length of Service in Years Vacation Benefits:
Average
Shortest
Longest
1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks
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Benefits: Retirement Plans The majority of respondents, XX%, offer 401(k) plans to their employees. Of the XX%, XX% offer their plan to hourly workers, XX% to non-exempt salary employees and XX% to exempt salary employees. The average company contribution to 401(k) plans is XX% of the employee contribution. The average employee contribution is X%.
Offer to Employees: Retirement Plans:
Companies Offering Benefit
NonExempt Salary
Hourly
Exempt Salary
Defined Contribution Defined Benefit Profit Sharing Stock Purchases 401(k) Plan
Retirement Plans:
Company Matches Employee Contribution
Company Contribution or Match Average
Lowest
Highest
Employee Contribution Average
Lowest
Highest
Defined Contribution Defined Benefit Profit Sharing Stock Purchases 401(k) Plan N/D = No Data Available
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Benefits: Disability, Dental & Vision The gap between the number of days an employee needs to wait until he/she is eligible for short-term disability ranges from the lowest of X days to the highest of XXX days. Long-term disability wait is longer at an average of XXX days. Many participants report that a vision plan is included with their health care plans. Benefits:
Companies Offering Benefit
Percentage Paid By Company Average
Lowest
Highest
Waiting Period Average
Lowest
Highest
Group Life Insurance and A & D D Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability
Dental:
Companies Offering Benefit
Percentage Paid By Company Average
Lowest
Highest
Employee (Single) Two-Person Family Family Vision: Employee (Single) Two-Person Family Family N/D = No Data Available
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Benefits: Health Plans & TCHC Approximately XX% of reporting companies are self-insured. The total cost of health care (TCHC) paid by a company depends widely on the number of employees. The average TCHC paid by participating companies is $XXX,XXX.
Health Care Plans:
Companies Offering Benefit
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Point of Service (POS) Health Savings Account (HSA) Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) Health Care Benefits:
Average
Lowest
Highest
Total Cost of Health Care (TCHC) Per Employee in Dollars Percentage of TCHC Paid by Company Percentage Increase at Last Renewal (Not self-insured)
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Benefits: Health Care & Employee, Spouse & Dependent Programs Companies that permit spouses to be covered on their plans when the spouse has coverage elsewhere is XX%. Of these companies, X% offer the spouse cash incentives to not participate in the company plan.
Health Care:
Companies that Changed
Reduced Benefits
Increased CoInsurance
Increased Employee Contribution
Increased Deductible
Stopped Coverage
Changed Health Care
Company Programs:
Companies Offering Benefit
Offer Program To: Employee Only
Spouse
Dependent
Wellness Cessation Smoking On-site Clinic Off-site Clinic
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Benefits: Extra Remuneration, Awards & Pay For Time Not Worked
Extra Remuneration:
% Offering this Benefit
Annual Cost Per Employee Average
Lowest
Highest
Profit Sharing Christmas/Year-End Bonus in Dollars Christmas/Year-End Bonus as a % of Annual Wages Severance Pay Awards: Attendance Safety Seniority Suggestions Number of Minutes Per Day Pay for Time Not Worked: Average
Lowest
Highest
Rest Periods/Coffee Breaks/Lunches/Wash-up Period Jury Duty Funeral or Bereavement Pay in Days Sick/Personal Pay in Days
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Benefits: Retiree, Health & Welfare Reporting companies, XX%-XX%, fully or partially pay for safety attire such as clothes, shoes and non-prescription glasses. Preemployment physicals also are frequently provided, with XX% of the companies fully paying for exams.
Retiree Benefits
% of Companies Responding
Fully Paid by Company
Partially Paid by Company
Not Offered
Life Insurance Group Hospitalization Health & Welfare Pre-Employment Physical Work Clothes Safety Clothes Prescription Glasses Non-Prescription Glasses Safety Shoes Recreational Activities Tuition Subsidies
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Benefits: Health & Welfare Very few companies offer long-term health care, legal counseling and child care. Prescription drugs and employee assistance programs are more popular benefits offered by companies. Different disease management programs reported by participants included Anthem 360, asthma, cancer, cardiac care, a case worker from group insurance, chronic pain and conditions, congestive heart failure, COPD, coronary artery disease, depression, diabetes, flu shot clinic, heart disease, HEP B vaccines, high blood pressure, kidney disease and long-term illness.
Health & Welfare
% of Companies Responding
Fully Paid by Company
Partially Paid by Company
Not Offered
Long-Term Health Care Employee Assistance Plan Travel / Accident Policy Legal Counseling Flextime Child Care Flexible Spending (Sec. 125) Prescription Drugs Disease Management Program
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