FMI Releases 2014 Compensation Analysis

RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 13, 2014)—In the most recent white paper released by FMI , author Mike Rose shares an analysis of more than 75,000 salary records for calendar year 2013. Annually, the firm conducts a series compensation survey covering approximately 280 positions for the engineering and construction industries.

Key takeaways from the white paper titled “Post-Recession Transformations” include:

• Professional pay indexes have increased more than 10 percent since 2008
• Bonuses are down as much as 50 percent since 2008
• The largest compensation increases for construction professionals have occurred in five job areas:

1. Business development – up 16 percent since 2009
2. Project accounting – up 15 percent since 2009
3. Quality Assurance – up 15 percent since 2009
4. Estimating – up 11 percent since 2009
5. Building Information Modeling staff – wages have risen 11 percent since 2009

Download a copy of “Post-Recession Transformations” or contact Sarah Vizard Avallone at 919.785.9221 or [email protected] for reprints.