Compensation Data | Engineering and Design, United States

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The Engineering &Design Survey portion of the US MBD: Mercer Benchmark Database equips you with the latest, reliable data to make informed salary decisions for the engineering roles you have today and the ones you need tomorrow. The survey includes regional and national salary data from more than 2,500 companies, allowing you to compare your compensation strategy to the market for base pay and short- and long-term incentives.

1,116

Positions published

2,571

Organizations

899,444

Observations

Position Families

Construction
Creative & Design
Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence

Position Sub-families

Architecture & Interior/Landscape Design
Business Process/Service Quality
Construction Planning, Design & Delivery
Data Analytics & Business Intelligence (BI)
Engineering
Engineering Design Services
Engineering Technologists & Technicians

Engineering & Science
IT, Telecom & Internet
Quality Management

IT Systems Configuration & Programming
Joint Engineering & Science Technical Leadership
Science
Science Research & Quality Laboratory Services
Science Technical Research
Technical Product Development/Research Operations

More details

Current release: August 2025

Next release: August 2026

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Base Pay
FLSA Status
Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
Organization Data

Short-term Incentive Eligibility and Amounts
Years in Organization
Years in Position

Industry

Banking/Financial Services
Chemicals
Consumer Goods
Energy
High Tech
Insurance/Reinsurance
Life Sciences

Logistics
Mining & Metals
Other Manufacturing
Other Non-Manufacturing
Retail & Wholesale
Services (Non-Financial)
Transportation Equipment

Geographic area

Metropolitan
National

Regional

Organization size

Assets
Gross Premiums
Net Revenue

Net Sales Revenue
Number of Employees
Operating Expenses/Budget

Career stream

Executive
Management

Para-Professional
Professional