Labor Force - Wages & Benefits

SURVEY OF WAGES & BENEFITS FOR ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA

The Survey of Wages & Benefits is a great tool for estimating the cost of doing business in St. Joseph County, Indiana. Project Future annually surveys county business to assess the average wages for occupations in the area. Common benefit options are presented in great detail.

This wage survey:

• Provides information on commercial, industrial and large public sector employers;
• Summarizes responses from more than 125 companies and 91 different occupations;
• Offers breakdowns for both small and large non-manufacturing and manufacturing companies;
• Presents the only comprehensive profile of employee benefits in St. Joseph County.

Occupations

Occupations profiled in this survey are broken into the following seven major categories:

• Administrative          • Transportation and Material Movers
• Technical                  • Medical Professionals
• Production                • Installation and Maintenance
• Housekeeping

Wages

Wage information is presented in the following format:

ADMINISTRATIVE	Number of Workers	Average Minimum Rate	Average Rate	Average Maximum Rate
Finance
Credit Manager	14	$42,816	$55,402	$77,164
Accountant	90	31,575	44,806	55,821
Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk	126	10.27	12.94	15.06
Bill and Account Collector	34	10.92	12.77	15.17
Payroll Clerk	50	11.61	14.79	17.16

Information about the complete Wage & Benefits Survey

Benefits

The benefits section of the Survey is broken up into five major categories:

PAID TIME OFF
• Holidays
• Personal days
• Sick days
• Vacation
• Jury duty
• Funeral leave

HEALTH COVERAGE
• Insurance plans
• Prescription drugs
• Vision
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance

TRAINING
• Tuition assistance
• Career development
• Orientation programs

RETIREMENT
• Pension plans
• 401k / 403b plans

INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
• Profit sharing plans
• Other financial incentives
• Non-financial incentives

Information about the complete Wage & Benefits Survey

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