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.
... Special benefits and variable salary components are a means of retaining employees in the company. The results of the VDMA's regular survey on personnel work show that over 90% of companies already use employee participation in the company's success as an instrument of remuneration policy. Over 80% also offer other additional benefits. According to the study, bonuses average between 1% and 12% of annual salaries. This corresponds to the usual market spread in German industry. The VDMA lists the most common additional benefits as ...