Salary report 2016Salaries in mechanical and plant engineering
It is not the age of mechanical and plant engineers that determines the level of their salaries, but their qualifications. This is one of the findings of the new '2016 Salary Study for Specialists and Managers', which has now been published by the VDMA.
... Qualifications are the most important criterion for classification in a company's remuneration system," says Illner. The association conducted the study together with Professor Dr. Bernt Meyer from the Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg Weiden. The results of the study show that there are remuneration trends for most individual positions, almost irrespective of age. The qualifications required to reach a position are much more decisive for the salary level. A regional comparison shows that the highest salaries in mechanical and plant engineering ...