Compensation Data | Executives, United States

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Understand how your total remuneration package for leadership positions compare across numerous industries using the executive compensation survey portion of the US MBD: Mercer Benchmark Database. Data from over 2,800 organizations allows you to compare the value of your total remuneration, and the individual elements, for senior level roles across the US by industry, geographic area, or organization size. Get data for positions such as:

CFO
Chair of the Board (COB)
Senior Manager

1,283

Positions published

2,838

Organizations

250,812

Observations

Position Families

Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
Construction
Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
Engineering & Science
General Management
Human Resources
IT, Telecom & Internet
Media
Project/Program Management
Quality Management
Retail
Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Communications & Corporate Affairs
Creative & Design
Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence
Finance
Hospitality (Food Service & Lodging)
Insurance
Legal, Compliance & Audit
Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers
Production & Skilled Trades
Real Estate Management, Property Development & Investment
Supply Chain
Transportation Services

Position Sub-families

Account & Client Management
Accounting
Accounts Payable/Receivable
Administration & Secretarial
Advertising & Marketing Communications
Advertising Creative, Design & Production
Air Transportation
Banking & Finance (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
Business Process/Service Quality
Business Strategy & Planning
Claims Services
Communications & Corporate Affairs Generalists
Communications & Corporate Affairs Leadership
Compensation & Benefits
Compliance
Construction Leadership
Construction Planning, Design & Delivery
Contact Center Operations & Training
Content Development (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
Corporate Affairs
Corporate Compliance & Legal Leadership
Credit & Collections
Customer Relationship Management, Issue Resolution & Account Activation
Customer Service
Customer Service & Contact Center Operations Leadership
Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence Management
Data Management, Processing & Analytics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
Employee Communications & Collaboration
Employee/Labor Relations & Diversity
Engineering
Engineering Design Services
Environmental and Employee Health & Safety
Facilities Management & Planning
Facilities Refurbishment, Repair & Maintenance
Field Sales & Account Management
Finance & Accounting (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
Finance & Accounting Leadership
Finance Generalists
Financial Control
Food Planning & Development
Fraud Detection & Prevention
General Business Project/Program Management
General Business Quality Management
General Management
General Real Estate Management
General Transportation Services
Human Resources (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
Human Resources Generalists
Human Resources Leadership
Human Resources Operations
Import/Export & Customs Operations
Information Systems Administration & Reporting
Information Systems Architecture
Internal Audit
Internal Data Engineering & Warehousing
Internet/E-Commerce (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
Investor Relations
IT Applications Development
IT Business Systems Analysts
IT Consulting
IT Infrastructure & Applications (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)

IT Infrastructure & Systems Administration
IT Security
IT Systems Configuration & Programming
IT User Support
IT, Telecom & Internet Generalists
IT, Telecom & Internet Leadership
Joint Engineering & Science Technical Leadership
Legal
Legal & Compliance Management
Library Services
Logistics
Management Accounting
Manufacturing Plant Management
Manufacturing Production, Processing & Assembly
Manufacturing/Product Quality
Market Research & Analysis
Marketing Generalists
Media Advertising Operations
Media/Communications Creative & Design
Merchandising
Mobility
Payroll
Procurement
Product Creative/Industrial Design
Product Marketing & Management
Production Planning & Control
Property, Facilities & Asset Security
Quality Management Leadership
Real Estate Acquisition, Planning & Development
Regulatory Affairs
Risk Management
Sales & Marketing
Sales Operations/Administration
Sales Training
Sales, Marketing & Product Management Leadership
Science
Science Research & Quality Laboratory Services
Science Technical Research
Software Product Engineering
Supplier Quality
Supply Chain & Logistics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
Supply Chain Leadership
Supply Chain Planning & Operations
Talent Acquisition
Talent Management & Organization Development
Tax
Technical Product Development/Research Operations
Technical Project/Program Management
Treasury
Underwriting & Loss Control
Warehousing & Distribution
Web/New Media Creative & User Interface Design

More details

Current release: August 2025

Next release: August 2026

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Base Pay
Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
Organization Data
Salary Ranges

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
Operating Expenses/Budget
Total Employment - Full Time Equivalents (FTE's)

Career stream

Executives
Professional

Management
Para-Professional