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Poll: Beyond the Hourly Rate: How are Production Roles Being Compensated?
Participants by industry:
| Manufacturing – Durable Goods | Manufacturing – Non-Durable Goods | Transportation/Warehousing/Logistics | Other Industry |
|---|
| 47.7 | 34.1 | 4.6 | 13.6 |
Participants by size of organization:
| Under 500 employees | 500 – 1,999 employees | 2,000 – 9,999 employees | 10,000 or more employees |
|---|
| 56.8 | 36.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
Please indicate any incentive/variable pay program available to employees in manufacturing/production roles? Please choose all that apply.
| Annual cash bonus/Short‑term incentive (STI) | Suggestion/Continuous improvement (CI) awards | Lump‑sum recognition bonus | Profit sharing | Safety/quality bonus | Gainsharing (team/site productivity) | Other |
|---|
| 50.0 | 37.5 | 27.5 | 22.5 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 5.0 |
What measurement levels determine payouts for employees? Please choose all that apply.
| Site | Individual | Team |
|---|
| 65.9 | 43.9 | 34.1 |
What is the target incentive opportunity for employees?
| Target % of base/eligible earnings | Flat $ amount | Varies by position or program |
|---|
| 36.6 | 19.5 | 43.9 |
Please indicate the average target as a percentage:
| 2.5% or less | 3% | 4% | 5% |
|---|
| 37.5 | 12.5 | 18.8 | 31.3 |
How often is the incentive measured?
| Annually | Monthly | Quarterly | Semi-annually | Other |
|---|
| 35.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.5 | 7.5 |
How often is it paid?
| Annually | Quarterly | Monthly | Semi-annually |
|---|
| 51.3 | 25.6 | 15.4 | 7.7 |
