The 2022 EAA National IT & Engineering Compensation Survey results are free for all ERC Member participants. If you are an ERC Member but did not participate, please submit the form to access the survey.
Published: September 2022
Scope: National
Participants: 201
About the 2022 EAA National IT & Engineering Compensation Survey
The EAA National IT & Engineering Compensation Survey presents total compensation data, with breakouts for base and variable pay provided by 1,612 participating organizations across the country, including 20 organizations from here in Northeast Ohio, for 31,071 individual employees across 201 positions.
In addition to total responses, positions include breakouts for region, industry, sales/operating or asset size, and employee count, allowing users to more closely match the market segment. Organizations with a market pricing strategy for recruiting, retaining, and compensating information technology and engineering professionals will find this useful in positioning themselves for talent.
Participant | ERC Member | Non-Member |
Participant | Free | N/A |
Non-Participant | $499 | $1,999 |
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Positions Surveyed for the 2022 EAA National IT & Engineering Compensation Survey
Positions are organized alphabetically by category
Categories A–D
Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineering |
Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineer II (Experienced) |
Aeronautical/ Aerospace Engineer V Senior Principal) |
Applications Developer/Programmer |
Application Developer / Programmer I (Entry) |
Application Developer / Programmer II (Experienced) |
Application Developer / Programmer III (Advanced) |
Application Developer / Programmer IV (Principal) |
Application Developer / Programmer Manager |
Business Analyst |
Business Analyst I (Entry) |
Business Analyst II (Intermediate) |
Business Analyst III (Advanced) |
Business Analyst IV (Principal) |
ERP Business Analyst I (Entry) |
ERP Business Analyst II (Experienced) |
ERP Business Analyst III (Advanced) |
ERP Business Analyst IV (Principal) |
ERP Programming Analyst I (Entry) |
ERP Programming Analyst II (Experienced) |
ERP Programming Analyst III (Advanced) |
ERP Programming Analyst IV (Principal) |
ERP Project/Programming Analyst Manager |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemical Engineer II (Experienced) |
Chemical Engineer III (Senior) |
Chemical Engineer IV (Principal) |
Chemical Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
Chemist |
Chemist I |
Chemist II |
Chemist III |
Chemist IV |
Civil Engineering |
Civil Engineer I (Associate) |
Civil Engineer II (EIT) |
Civil Engineer III (PE) |
Civil Engineer IV (PE) (Principal) |
Civil Engineer V (PE) (Senior Principal) |
Civil Engineering Manager |
Database Administration |
Data Warehousing Administrator |
Data Entry Supervisor |
Data Security Analyst |
Data Security Manager |
Database Administrator |
Database Analyst II (Experienced) |
Database Analyst III (Advanced) |
Database Analyst IV (Principal) |
Database Manager |
Design Engineering |
Design Engineer I (Associate) |
Design Engineer II (Experienced) |
Design Engineer III (Senior) |
Design Engineer IV (Principal) |
Design Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
Design Engineering Manager |
Design Engineering Technician I (Entry) |
Design Engineering Technician II (Experienced) |
Design Engineering Technician III (Advanced) |
Designer (Non-Degreed Engineer) |
Engineering Project Manager (R&D) |
Senior Designer (Non-Degreed Engineer) |
Document |
Drafting and Documentation Manager |
Drafting Supervisor |
Technical Writer I |
Technical Writer II |
Technical Writer III |
Categories E–N
Electrical/ Electronics Engineering |
Electrical/ Electronics Engineer I (Associate) |
Electrical/ Electronics Engineer II (Experienced) |
Electrical/ Electronics Engineer III (Senior) |
Electrical/ Electronics Engineer IV (Principal) |
Electrical/ Electronics Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
Engineering Management |
Director of Engineering |
Engineering Supervisor |
Vice President of Engineering |
Generic Engineering |
Generic Engineer I (Associate) |
Generic Engineer II (Experienced) |
Generic Engineer III (Senior) |
Generic Engineer IV (Principal) |
Generic Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
Human Resources Information Systems Analyst |
Human Resources Information Systems Analyst I |
Human Resources Information Systems Analyst II |
Human Resources Information Systems Manager |
Industrial Engineering |
Industrial Engineer I (Associate) |
Industrial Engineer II (Experienced) |
Industrial Engineer III (Senior) |
Industrial Engineer IV (Principal) |
Industrial Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
IT Management |
Chief Information Officer (CIO) |
IT Director |
IT Manager (Corporate Organizations) |
IT Manager (Single Location) |
IT Project Manager |
IT Management |
Chief Information Officer (CIO) |
IT Director |
IT Manager (Corporate Organizations) |
IT Manager (Single Location) |
IT Project Manager |
Manufacturing / Process Engineering |
CNC Programmer I |
CNC Programmer II (Advanced) |
Continuous Improvement / Lean Coordinator |
Manager of Lean Enterprise |
Manufacturing / Process Engineer I (Associate) |
Manufacturing / Process Engineer II (Experienced) |
Manufacturing / Process Engineer III (Senior) |
Manufacturing / Process Engineer IV (Principal) |
Manufacturing / Process Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
Manufacturing Engineering Manager |
Methods & Process Technician I (Entry) |
Methods & Process Technician II (Experienced) |
Methods & Process Technician III (Advanced) |
Six Sigma Master Black Belt |
Top Management of Lean Enterprise |
Maintenance |
Computer Technician I (Entry) |
Computer Technician II (Experienced) |
Computer Technician III (Advanced) |
Mechanical Engineering |
Mechanical Engineer I (Associate) |
Mechanical Engineer II (Experienced) |
Mechanical Engineer III (Senior) |
Mechanical Engineer IV (Principal) |
Mechanical Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
Network |
LAN Administrator/Manager (Single Facility) |
LAN/WAN Analyst II (Experienced) |
LAN/WAN Analyst III (Advanced) |
Network Administrator |
Network Engineer I (Entry) |
Network Engineer II (Experienced) |
Network Engineer III (Advanced) |
Systems Administrator |
Unix Administrator, Senior |
WAN Administrator/Manager |
Categories O–Z
Operating Systems |
Computer Operations Manager |
Computer Operations Supervisor |
Computer Operator I (Entry) |
Computer Operator II (Experienced) |
Computer Operator III (Advanced) |
Manager, Computer Operations and Operating Systems Programming |
Operating Systems Programmer I (Entry) |
Operating Systems Programmer II (Experienced) |
Operating Systems Programmer III (Advanced) |
Operating Systems Programming Supervisor |
Overall Programming/System Analyst Management |
Manager Application Systems Analysis/Programming and Operating Systems Programming |
Quality / Test Engineering |
Laboratory/Test Technician I (Entry) |
Laboratory/Test Technician II (Experienced) |
Laboratory/Test Technician III (Advanced) |
Quality / Test Engineer I (Associate) |
Quality / Test Engineer II (Experienced) |
Quality / Test Engineer III (Senior) |
Quality / Test Engineer IV (Principal) |
Quality / Test Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
Sales / Applications Engineering |
Sales / Applications Engineer I (Associate) |
Sales / Applications Engineer II (Experienced) |
Sales / Applications Engineer III (Senior) |
Sales / Applications Engineer IV (Principal) |
Sales / Applications Engineer IV (Senior Principal) |
Software Engineering |
Software Engineer I (Associate) |
Software Engineer II (Experienced) |
Software Engineer III (Senior) |
Software Engineer IV (Principal) |
Software Engineer V (Senior Principal) |
Systems Analysis / Programming |
Application Programming Analyst I (Entry) |
Application Programming Analyst II (Experienced) |
Application Programming Analyst III (Advanced) |
Application Programming Analyst IV (Principal) |
Application Programming Analyst Manager |
Telecommunication |
Director of Telecommunications Services |
Telecommunications Operations Manager, Data and Voice |
Communications |
Telecommunications Programmer/ Systems Analyst II (Experienced) |
Telecommunications Programmer/ Systems Analyst III (Advanced) |
Telecommunications Technician II (Experienced) |
Telecommunications Technician III (Advanced) |
User Support |
Help Desk I (Entry) |
Help Desk II (Experienced) |
Help Desk III (Advanced) |
Help Desk Manager |
PC Specialist |
Technical Support Analyst |
Technology Trainer |
Web |
Web Administrator |
Web Content Administrator |
Web Graphics Designer I |
Web Graphics Designer II |
Web Software Developer I (Entry) |
Web Software Developer II (Experienced) |
Web Software Developer III (Advanced) |
Web Software Developer IV (Principal) |
Webmaster |