PC360's annual Risk Manager Compensation Survey, conducted inconjunction with Logic Associates (a premier executive-recruitingfirm for risk managers), reflects the responses of hundreds ofrisk-mitigation professionals queried on everything fromprofessional perks and areas of direct responsibility, to jobsatisfaction and compensation-package details.

Among the most surprising findings: Compensation is down acrossthe board, both in base salaries (slightly) and notably inbonuses—which, according to respondents, were halved for men and,even worse, were slashed by about two-thirds for women. It's astaggering statistic, and one that we'll be following up on inmonths to come.

Check out the compensation-survey results below and on thefollowing pages.

The disparity between male and female risk-manager base salariesgrew this year to $29,601, from a gap of $26,600 in 2012. Overallcompensation for female risk managers — who comprised 35 percent ofthis year's survey pool — fell by roughly $23,534 from 2012, whenthe average total salary was $128,348. This was due greatly to thehuge loss in bonuses reported by female risk managers, which werecut by two-thirds to an average bonus of $6,833 from $23,761 lastyear.

Experience Pays

Compensation by agebracket

Average base salaries for risk managers aged 61-65 fell thisyear, from about $150,000 in 2012 to $110,890 currently. Strangely,those in the 61-65 age bracket made less in salary and bonus thantheir 56-60 counterparts — and those aged 66 and older reportedbase salaries more than $12,000 higher than those aged 61-65 (andnot significantly less than the latter age group in terms ofbonus).

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