The 2026 EAA National Executive Compensation Survey results are free for all ERC Member participants. If you aren’t an ERC Member yet or are an ERC Member but didn’t participate, please submit the form below to learn how you can access the report.
Published: June 2026
Scope: National
Positions Reported: 46
Effective: February 1, 2026
This survey, published in June of 2026, reports compensation, benefits, and pay practice data for 11,332 executives in 46 positions from 1,804 participating organizations throughout the country, including 39 from Northeast Ohio.
Breakouts of data are included across six variables:
- Sales volume
- Employment size
- Industry
- Regions
- State
- Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
| Participant | ERC Member | Non-Member |
| Participant | Free | N/A |
| Non-Participant | $575 | $2,300 |
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Positions Surveyed for the 2026 EAA National Executive Compensation Survey
Positions are organized alphabetically by category
Categories A–G
| Engineering & Manufacturing Positions |
| Vice President of Engineering |
| Director of Engineering |
| Industrial Engineering Head |
| Head Research Engineer |
| Head Product / Development Engineer |
| Facility Engineer |
| Chief Manufacturing Executive |
| Plant Manager |
| Manufacturing Director (Multi-Facility) |
| Manufacturing Manager (Single-Facility) |
| Materials Director |
| Purchasing Head |
| Quality Control Head |
| Finance Positions |
| Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
| Finance Director (not CFO) |
| Controller – Single Location |
| Controller – Multiple Locations |
| Chief Audit Executive |
| Corporate Treasurer |
| Chief Tax Executive |
| General Executive Positions |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| Chief Operating Officer |
| Chief Executive – Multi-Function Responsibility |
| Chief Operations Executive – Non-Manufacturing |
| Chief Information Officer (CIO) |
Categories H-N
| Human Resources Positions |
| Human Resource VP / SVP |
| Human Resource Director |
| Compensation & Benefits Director |
| Chief Staff Legal Counsel |
| Chief Government Relations Executive |
| International Positions |
| Top Supply Chain Executive |
| Top International Marketing and Sales Executive |
| Top Sales Executive – Domestic / Foreign Markets |
| Top International Manufacturing Executive |
| Non-Profit Positions |
| Chief Executive – Not-for-Profit |
| Program Director |
| Development Director |
Categories M–Z
| Sales & Marketing Positions |
| Chief Sales-Marketing Executive |
| Chief Marketing Executive (Excluding Sales) |
| Chief Sales Executive / Domestic Markets (Excluding Marketing) |
| Chief Business Development Executive |
| Director of Communications |
| Customer Service Director |
| General Sales Manager |
| District Sales Manager |
| Regional Sales Manager |
| Product / Brand Manager |
