iSixSigma’s 2004 Salary Survey for Six Sigma Professionals: Worldwide
This section of iSixSigma’s 2004 Salary Survey for Six Sigma Professionals
provides an overview of the average salaries worldwide. 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.
Average Salaries
BB
MBB
CH
DL
Worldwide
$ 70,310
$ 93,209
$ 93,317
$105,852
By Education
BB
MBB
CH
DL
High School
$ 59,167
$ 74,324
$ 64,167
$ 79,733
Undergraduate Degree
66,598
87,412
114,375
95,422
Graduate Degree
75,762
96,795
84,676
114,437
Doctorate
89,640
109,925
126,250
131,136
By Experience
BB
MBB
CH
DL
Entry Level
$ 58,931
$ 65,833
3 to 5 Years
64,337
$ 79,145
$ 75,278
85,333
5 to 10 Years
71,009
87,906
94,300
91,975
10 to 15 Years
77,899
96,771
107,346
110,344
15 Years and More
86,552
108,508
96,583
126,847
By Industry
BB
MBB
CH
DL
Advertising/Marketing
$ 75,643
$101,184
$ 97,500
Aerospace/Defense
75,867
100,142
$100,833
105,022
Agriculture
74,038
89,500
Apparel
57,389
93,700
Automotive
63,878
85,233
117,500
90,370
Business/Consult. Services
79,595
96,471
112,083
135,286
Chemicals
76,103
94,244
129,167
111,591
Computer Hdw./Sftw./Srvs.
69,428
98,083
110,167
119,583
Construction
77,857
129,500
Diversified
66,326
102,000
91,833
105,833
Education/Research
70,000
91,944
Energy/Utilities
67,315
93,214
63,750
Engineering
63,036
79,792
87,733
Environment
74,500
Financial Services
75,340
92,955
99,167
124,318
Food/Beverages
69,000
88,750
Healthcare
71,711
93,611
Hospitality/Travel
65,500
Insurance
78,583
109,167
Machinery/Heavy Equip.
62,731
Manufacturing
60,425
81,429
53,750
73,333
Pharmaceuticals/Biotech.
84,643
90,500
Plastics/Rubber
70,500
Telecommunications
72,875
Transportation
65,000
80,833
Other
66,429
115,357
Blank spaces indicate no data available.
Real Time Salary Survey
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