Full Results: Cleanroom Salary Survey - Research & Development World

Controlled Environments surveyed its readers to find out if they are happy working in the cleanroom industry. Here are the full results of the “Salary” portion of our survey, which asked questions about demographics, career length, pay grades, extra compensation, and overall job satisfaction.

Click here to read a summary of the entire Cleanroom Trends and Salary Survey: http://www.cemag.us/articles/2015/05/cleanroom-trends-and-salary-survey

Click here to read the full results of the Cleanroom Trends portion of the survey: http://www.cemag.us/articles/2015/05/full-results-cleanroom-trends-survey

Question: What is your gender?

Answer Options	Response Percent
Male	76.7%
Female	23.3%

Question: What is your age?

Answer Options	Response Percent
20-29	1.7%
30-39	21%
40-49	21%
50-59	35.3%
60+	21%

Question: What is your highest level of education?

Answer Options	Response Percent
High school	3.3%
Some college	9%
College degree	37.7%
Graduate degree	50%

Question: In which geographic region are you located?

Answer Options	Response Percent
Northeast	28.7%
Midwest	18.9%
South	11.5%
West	17.2%
Outside of U.S.	23.8%

Question: Which best classifies your job category?

Answer Options	Response Percent
C-level Executive (Owner, Chairman, CEO, CFO, CIO, COO, President)	23.1%
Non-Sales Management (Product manager, operations manager, branch manager, purchasing managing, facility manager)	39.7%
Sales Representative/Sales Manager	4.1%
Non-Management Employee	33.1%

Question: How many years have you worked at this facility?

Answer Options	Total Responses
under one year	2
1 – 5 years	39
6 – 10 years	19
11 – 15 years	18
16 – 20 years	14
21 – 25 years	8
26 – 30 years	10
31 – 35 years	4
36 – 40 years	1
40 years or more	1

Question: How many years have held your current position?

Answer Options	Total Responses
under one year	1
1 – 5 years	54
6 – 10 years	27
11 – 15 years	21
16 – 20 years	7
21 – 25 years	1
26 – 30 years	6
31 – 35 years	1
36 – 40 years	1
40 years or more	0

Question: How many employees do you supervise?

Answer Options	Response Percent
0	31.4%
1-5	25.6%
6-10	15.7%
10-20	18.2%
20+	9.1%

Question: What is your current annual salary? (in U.S. dollars)

Answer Options	Total Responses
$0 or N/A	3
up to $50,000	26
$50,000 – $75,000	15
$75,000 – $100,000	27
$100,000 – $125,000	14
$125,000 – $150,000	8
$150,000 – $175,000	1
$175,000 – $200,000	5
$200,000 – $225,000	0
$225,000 – $250,000	1
$250,000 – $275,000	0
$275,000 – $300,000	2
more than $300,000	1

Question: What is the average amount of your additional compensation each year, including bonuses, 401K contributions, education reimbursement, and other cash? (in U.S. dollars)

Answer Options	Total Responses
$0 or N/A	24
under $1,000	7
$1,000 – $5,000	22
$5,000 – $10,000	17
$10,000 – $20,000	9
$20,000 – $50,000	10
more than $50,000	8

Question: Do you believe that you are fairly compensated?

Answer Options	Response Percent
Yes	69.2%
No	30.8%

We asked our readers to explain why they feel they are, or are not, fairly compensated. Here are some of the responses.

I feel that I am fairly compensated because:

I make good money because we make good products and the products make good money.
While it is never enough, my wage seems to be solid for what I do and when compared to those around me.
I own the business
For the location and what I do I feel I am fairly compensated. If I look at the hours I work, I probably am not fairly compensated.
Besides my salary, I get a cellphone, health insurance, and other benefits. Last year the company paid for my graduate degree.
For the job functions I have, I am paid more than the national average.
I work for an academic institution and even though the salary is low, there are other non-monetary benefits.
I am able to sustain a good quality of life with my current salary and benefits.

I feel that I am not fairly compensated because:

I am doing the job of three people due to reduction of personnel.
I went more than 10 years without a raise.
Management gets much, much more.
This rate of pay is well below that usually paid to one of my technical expertise and experience, even considering the rural area.
There is not enough profit from the business yet. All dollars are reinvested.
Salary comparison shows me in the lowest 10% for my position.
Since workload cannot be trended, senior management doesn’t see what is getting done.
I work a lot more than 40 hours a week and remain on call even when I leave the facility.

Question: Have you faced any salary or benefits cuts in the past year?

Answer Options	Response Percent
Yes	17.4%
No	82.6%

Question: Have you received a raise in the past year? (check all that apply)

Answer Options	Response Percent
Yes, a considerable increase based on performance	19.3%
Yes, a standard increase based on performance	34.5%
Yes, a cost of living raise based on inflation	20.2%
I have been given more incentive-based opportunities for cash rewards	4.2%
I have been rewarded with a stronger benefits package	3.4%
No, I haven’t received any type of salary increase	27.7%