Risk managers at organizations of all sizes are earning six-figure incomes on average these days, while most are substantially boosting their base salaries with bonuses and additional benefits based on their own performance and the bottom lines of their employers, according to the latest compensation survey by National Underwriter, in partnership with Logic Associates.
The average salary among the 287 risk managers queried for the Logic/NU "2010 Risk Management Compensation Survey" ranged from about $116,000 for those with firms doing less than $500 million in sales volume, rising steadily to a high of around $163,000 among respondents at the biggest organizations, with sales over $7 billion.
The overall average salary for the survey base came to a little over $130,000, with an average bonus (for those getting or reporting a bonus) of nearly $22,000.
Logic President Bill Perry warned that survey-wide statistical benchmarks can be deceiving. "You need to slice and dice salaries, first by the size of the organization, but also by the type of industry you are in, and even the geographic location of your employer," he said.
Indeed, those in 14 industries recorded average salaries above the survey-wide figure, with "Metals/Mining" recording the highest average salary—about $203,000. Those managing risks in the insurance business averaged nearly $163,000, while entertainment risk managers posted an average of close to $149,000.
To read more about the survey results, click here: http://bit.ly/aPrRCd.
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