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2004 Six Sigma Salary Survey: U.S./Canada

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    This section of iSixSigma's 2004 Salary Survey for Six Sigma Professionals
    provides an overview of the average salaries in United States/Canada. Salaries
    for Black Belts (BB), Master Black Belts (MBB), Champions (CH) and Deployment
    Leaders (DL) are broken down by levels of education and experience, as well as by
    26 industry categories. The data for this report was compiled from information
    volunteered to the iSixSigma Job Shop by more than 4,000 individuals in 68
    different countries and employed in a wide variety of industries.

    Click here to go to iSixSigma's 2004 global salary survey article.

     Average Salary                 

    BB

    MBB

    CH

    DL

     United States/Canada

    $ 78,735

    $ 102,943

    $ 102,204

    $ 115,818

     

     

     By Education                 

    BB

    MBB

    CH

    DL

     High School

    $ 64,600

    $ 72,500

    $ 67,500

    $ 68,200

     Undergraduate Degree

    73,708

    97,859

    116,000

    103,833

     Graduate Degree

    84,199

    106,262

    99,318

    124,722

     Doctorate

    101,929

    114,333

    152,500

    133,056

     

     

     

     

     By Experience               

    BB

    MBB

    CH

    DL

     Entry Level

     

     

     

     

     3 to 5 Years

    $ 71,089

    $ 91,231

    $ 83,214

    $ 85,227

     5 to 10 Years

     78,359

    96,164

    93,438

    100,000

     10 to 15 Years

    88,485

    107,500

    142,500

    119,435

     15 Years and More

    92,532

    112,260

    111,667

    133,750



     

     

     

     

     By Industry                     

    BB

    MBB

    CH

    DL

     Advertising/Marketing

    $ 86,280

    $101,429

     

    $114,500

     Aerospace/Defense

    80,651

    101,533

    $ 93,409

    114,342

     Agriculture

    84,375

    95,000

    91,250

     

     Apparel

    66,250

     

     

     

     Automotive

    75,246

    96,274

     

    97,500

     Business/Consult. Services

    86,558

    101,286

    120,000

    137,955

     Chemicals

    84,309

    107,308

     

    117,500

     Computer Hdw./Sftw./Srvs.

    80,807

    111,619

    122,500

    132,083

     Construction

    79,808

     

     

    127,500

     Diversified

    73,167

    106,875

    92,500

    135,000

     Education/Research

    80,833

    100,357

     

     

     Energy/Utilities

    82,500

    110,500

     

     

     Engineering

    70,967

    93,000

     

    97,500

     Environment

    74,167

     

     

     

     Financial Services

    82,361

    106,136

    99,167

     

     Food/Beverages

    78,333

    117,500

     

     

     Healthcare

    70,333

    93,611

     

    97,500

     Hospitality/Travel

    72,500

    100,000

     

     

     Insurance

    73,500

    109,167

     

     

     Machinery/Heavy Equip.

    68,125

     

     

     

     Manufacturing

    66,366

    92,500

     

    75,500

     Pharmaceuticals/Biotech.

    90,833

    107,500

     

    130,000

     Plastics/Rubber

    80,500

     

     

     

     Telecommunications

    127,500

     

     

     

     Transportation

    70,833

     

     

    80,833

     Other

    70,000

     

     

     










































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