US MBD: Metropolitan Benchmark Survey

Regional compensation data for your critical jobs

Product Highlights

Survey Modules

Positions Published

Organizations

Observations

North Central Region

3,604

1,730

1,361,887

North East Region

3,422

1,593

1,062,666

South Central Region

3,328

1,669

1,049,752

South East Region

3,306

1,614

1,230,728

West Coast Region

2,936

1,433

990,142

Position Families

  • Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
  • Creative & Design
  • Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence
  • Finance
  • Healthcare/Pharmacy Services
  • Human Resources
  • IT, Telecom & Internet
  • Media
  • Project/Program Management
  • Quality Management
  • Retail
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs
  • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
  • Engineering & Science
  • General Management
  • 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
  • Accounts Payable/Receivable
  • Advertising & Marketing Communications
  • Air Transportation
  • Back-End Transaction/Data Processing
  • Business Process/Service Quality
  • Claims Services
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Corporate Affairs
  • Customer Relationship Management, Issue Resolution & Account Activation
  • Data Analytics & Business Intelligence (BI)
  • Employee Communications & Collaboration
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Technologists & Technicians
  • Facilities Management & Planning
  • Facilities/Grounds, Custodial, Cleaning & Laundry
  • Finance & Accounting (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Financial Control
  • Food Planning & Development
  • General Business Project/Program Management
  • General Real Estate Management
  • Heavy Equipment & Construction Trades
  • Human Resources Generalists
  • Import/Export & Customs Operations
  • Information Systems Architecture
  • Internal Audit
  • Investor Relations
  • IT Business Systems Analysts
  • IT Infrastructure & Applications (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • IT Security
  • IT User Support
  • Legal
  • Logistics
  • Management Accounting
  • Manufacturing/Product Quality
  • Marketing Generalists
  • Media/Communications Creative & Design
  • Mobility
  • Nursing Services
  • Personal Care Services
  • Procurement
  • Product Marketing & Management
  • Property Management
  • Real Estate Acquisition, Planning & Development
  • Repair & Maintenance Trades
  • Risk Management
  • Safety Services
  • Sales Operations/Administration
  • Science
  • Science Technical Research
  • Supplier Quality
  • Supply Chain Planning & Operations
  • Talent Management & Organization Development
  • Technical Product Development/Research Operations
  • Telecommunications Network Planning, Operations & Site Acquisition
  • Treasury
  • Warehousing & Distribution
  • Accounting
  • Administration & Secretarial
  • Advertising Creative, Design & Production
  • Architecture & Interior/Landscape Design
  • Banking & Finance (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Business Strategy & Planning
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs Generalists
  • Compliance
  • Credit & Collections
  • Customer Service
  • Data Management, Processing & Analytics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Employee/Labor Relations & Diversity
  • Engineering Design Services
  • Environmental and Employee Health & Safety
  • Facilities Refurbishment, Repair & Maintenance
  • Field Sales & Account Management
  • Finance Generalists
  • Food & Beverage Preparation/Table Service
  • Fraud Detection & Prevention
  • General Business Quality Management
  • General Transportation Services
  • Human Resources (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Human Resources Operations
  • Information Systems Administration & Reporting
  • Information Systems Operations & Production Control
  • Internal Data Engineering & Warehousing
  • IT Applications Development
  • IT Consulting
  • IT Infrastructure & Systems Administration
  • IT Systems Configuration & Programming
  • IT, Telecom & Internet Generalists
  • Library Services
  • Machine Operations
  • Manufacturing Production, Processing & Assembly
  • Market Research & Analysis
  • Media Advertising Operations
  • Merchandising
  • Non-Restaurant Food Service Provider Operations
  • Payroll
  • Physician Services
  • Product Creative/Industrial Design
  • Production Planning & Control
  • Property, Facilities & Asset Security
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Restaurant & Hotel/Resort Operations
  • Road Transportation
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Sales Training
  • Science Research & Quality Laboratory Services
  • Software Product Engineering
  • Supply Chain & Logistics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Tax
  • Technical Project/Program Management
  • Training & Development (Internal)
  • Underwriting & Loss Control
  • Web/New Media Creative & User Interface Design
  • Base Pay
  • Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
  • Short-term Incentive Eligibility and Amounts
  • Years in Position
  • FLSA Status
  • Organization Data
  • Years in Organization

Career Streams

  • Para-Professional
  • Professional

Industry

  • Banking/Financial Services
  • Consumer Goods
  • High Tech
  • Life Sciences
  • Mining & Metals
  • Other Non-Manufacturing
  • Services (Non-Financial)
  • Chemicals
  • Energy
  • Insurance/Reinsurance
  • Logistics
  • Other Manufacturing
  • Retail & Wholesale
  • Transportation Equipment

Geographic Area

  • Metropolitan Area
  • Regional

Organization Size

  • Assets
  • Net Revenue
  • Number of Employees
  • Gross Premiums
  • Net Sales Revenue
  • Operating Expenses/Budget
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  • Participation Start Date03/03/2025
  • Participation End Date04/25/2025
  • Sub TitleRegional compensation data for your critical jobs
  • RegionUS
  • Short DescriptionSalary data for a broad cross-section of jobs within 5 US geographic regions
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  • CounterPart_SKUSKU_7400
  • Product Survey HeadingMetropolitan Benchmark Compensation Survey - US MBD
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  • widget1Publish Date ~ August 2024
  • widget2Positions Published ~ 5,093
  • widget3Organizations ~ 3,270
  • widget4Observations ~ 7,203,054
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Product Highlights

Survey Modules

Positions Published

Organizations

Observations

North Central Region

3,604

1,730

1,361,887

North East Region

3,422

1,593

1,062,666

South Central Region

3,328

1,669

1,049,752

South East Region

3,306

1,614

1,230,728

West Coast Region

2,936

1,433

990,142

Position Families

  • Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
  • Creative & Design
  • Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence
  • Finance
  • Healthcare/Pharmacy Services
  • Human Resources
  • IT, Telecom & Internet
  • Media
  • Project/Program Management
  • Quality Management
  • Retail
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs
  • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
  • Engineering & Science
  • General Management
  • 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
  • Accounts Payable/Receivable
  • Advertising & Marketing Communications
  • Air Transportation
  • Back-End Transaction/Data Processing
  • Business Process/Service Quality
  • Claims Services
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Corporate Affairs
  • Customer Relationship Management, Issue Resolution & Account Activation
  • Data Analytics & Business Intelligence (BI)
  • Employee Communications & Collaboration
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Technologists & Technicians
  • Facilities Management & Planning
  • Facilities/Grounds, Custodial, Cleaning & Laundry
  • Finance & Accounting (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Financial Control
  • Food Planning & Development
  • General Business Project/Program Management
  • General Real Estate Management
  • Heavy Equipment & Construction Trades
  • Human Resources Generalists
  • Import/Export & Customs Operations
  • Information Systems Architecture
  • Internal Audit
  • Investor Relations
  • IT Business Systems Analysts
  • IT Infrastructure & Applications (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • IT Security
  • IT User Support
  • Legal
  • Logistics
  • Management Accounting
  • Manufacturing/Product Quality
  • Marketing Generalists
  • Media/Communications Creative & Design
  • Mobility
  • Nursing Services
  • Personal Care Services
  • Procurement
  • Product Marketing & Management
  • Property Management
  • Real Estate Acquisition, Planning & Development
  • Repair & Maintenance Trades
  • Risk Management
  • Safety Services
  • Sales Operations/Administration
  • Science
  • Science Technical Research
  • Supplier Quality
  • Supply Chain Planning & Operations
  • Talent Management & Organization Development
  • Technical Product Development/Research Operations
  • Telecommunications Network Planning, Operations & Site Acquisition
  • Treasury
  • Warehousing & Distribution
  • Accounting
  • Administration & Secretarial
  • Advertising Creative, Design & Production
  • Architecture & Interior/Landscape Design
  • Banking & Finance (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Business Strategy & Planning
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs Generalists
  • Compliance
  • Credit & Collections
  • Customer Service
  • Data Management, Processing & Analytics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Employee/Labor Relations & Diversity
  • Engineering Design Services
  • Environmental and Employee Health & Safety
  • Facilities Refurbishment, Repair & Maintenance
  • Field Sales & Account Management
  • Finance Generalists
  • Food & Beverage Preparation/Table Service
  • Fraud Detection & Prevention
  • General Business Quality Management
  • General Transportation Services
  • Human Resources (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Human Resources Operations
  • Information Systems Administration & Reporting
  • Information Systems Operations & Production Control
  • Internal Data Engineering & Warehousing
  • IT Applications Development
  • IT Consulting
  • IT Infrastructure & Systems Administration
  • IT Systems Configuration & Programming
  • IT, Telecom & Internet Generalists
  • Library Services
  • Machine Operations
  • Manufacturing Production, Processing & Assembly
  • Market Research & Analysis
  • Media Advertising Operations
  • Merchandising
  • Non-Restaurant Food Service Provider Operations
  • Payroll
  • Physician Services
  • Product Creative/Industrial Design
  • Production Planning & Control
  • Property, Facilities & Asset Security
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Restaurant & Hotel/Resort Operations
  • Road Transportation
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Sales Training
  • Science Research & Quality Laboratory Services
  • Software Product Engineering
  • Supply Chain & Logistics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Tax
  • Technical Project/Program Management
  • Training & Development (Internal)
  • Underwriting & Loss Control
  • Web/New Media Creative & User Interface Design
  • Base Pay
  • Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
  • Short-term Incentive Eligibility and Amounts
  • Years in Position
  • FLSA Status
  • Organization Data
  • Years in Organization

Career Streams

  • Para-Professional
  • Professional

Industry

  • Banking/Financial Services
  • Consumer Goods
  • High Tech
  • Life Sciences
  • Mining & Metals
  • Other Non-Manufacturing
  • Services (Non-Financial)
  • Chemicals
  • Energy
  • Insurance/Reinsurance
  • Logistics
  • Other Manufacturing
  • Retail & Wholesale
  • Transportation Equipment

Geographic Area

  • Metropolitan Area
  • Regional

Organization Size

  • Assets
  • Net Revenue
  • Number of Employees
  • Gross Premiums
  • Net Sales Revenue
  • Operating Expenses/Budget

Product Details

Although salary increases may have slowed, given current conditions, evaluating your rewards strategy and comparing your pay levels to the market is still critical to ensuring that you are allocating resources appropriately. Understand local pay levels to secure the talent your organization needs in all markets across the country.

The Metropolitan Benchmark Survey portion of the US MBD: Mercer Benchmark Database contains data for more than 5,000 positions in 19 different job families from 3,270 organizations but is organized by region, allowing you to purchase just the data you need. This data will help you manage pay for those jobs that you hire locally or regionally, rather than nationally.

  • North Central Region
  • Northeast Region
  • South Central Region
  • Southeast Region
  • West Coast Region

 

Use the data within this survey to salary benchmark your positions against your peers. View a list of the participating companies included in the survey here .

Survey results are delivered in Mercer WIN®, giving you access to the data through a variety of customizable parameters. Your survey purchase includes access for three (3) Mercer WIN users. Additional users can be added during checkout.

With Mercer WIN, simplify your compensation data analysis while also maximizing your reporting capabilities. In just a few clicks, Mercer WIN allows you to:

  • Benchmark compensation for traditional jobs and hybrid jobs
  • Compare your compensation strategy to a specific set of peers or competitors
  • Set metrics exactly as you want them
  • Benchmark off cycle

Although salary increases may have slowed, given current conditions, evaluating your rewards strategy and comparing your pay levels to the market is still critical to ensuring that you are allocating resources appropriately. Understand local pay levels to secure the talent your organization needs in all markets across the country.

The Metropolitan Benchmark Survey portion of the US MBD: Mercer Benchmark Database contains data for more than 5,000 positions in 19 different job families from 3,270 organizations but is organized by region, allowing you to purchase just the data you need. This data will help you manage pay for those jobs that you hire locally or regionally, rather than nationally.

  • North Central Region
  • Northeast Region
  • South Central Region
  • Southeast Region
  • West Coast Region

 

Use the data within this survey to salary benchmark your positions against your peers. View a list of the participating companies included in the survey here .

Survey results are delivered in Mercer WIN®, giving you access to the data through a variety of customizable parameters. Your survey purchase includes access for three (3) Mercer WIN users. Additional users can be added during checkout.

With Mercer WIN, simplify your compensation data analysis while also maximizing your reporting capabilities. In just a few clicks, Mercer WIN allows you to:

  • Benchmark compensation for traditional jobs and hybrid jobs
  • Compare your compensation strategy to a specific set of peers or competitors
  • Set metrics exactly as you want them
  • Benchmark off cycle
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