iSixSigma’s 2004 Salary Survey for Six Sigma Professionals: Worldwide

This section of iSixSigma’s 2004 Salary Survey for Six Sigma Professionals
provides an overview of the average salaries worldwide. Salaries for Black Belts (BB),
Master Black Belts (MBB), Champions (CH) and Deployment Leaders (DL) are
broken down by levels of education and experience, as well as by 26 industry
categories. The data for this report was compiled from information volunteered to
the iSixSigma Job Shop by more than 4,000 individuals in 68 different countries
and employed in a wide variety of industries.

Average Salaries

BB

MBB

CH

DL
Worldwide

$ 70,310

$ 93,209

$ 93,317

$105,852

 

By Education

BB

 

MBB

CH

 

DL

 

High School

$ 59,167

 

$ 74,324

 

$ 64,167

 

$ 79,733

 

Undergraduate Degree

66,598

 

87,412

114,375

95,422

 

Graduate Degree

75,762

 

96,795

84,676

114,437

Doctorate

89,640

 

109,925

 

126,250

 

131,136

 

 

By Experience

BB

MBB

CH

DL
Entry Level

$ 58,931

 

$ 65,833

 

3 to 5 Years

64,337

 

$ 79,145

 

$ 75,278

 

85,333

 

5 to 10 Years

71,009

 

87,906

94,300

 

91,975

 

10 to 15 Years

77,899

 

96,771

107,346

 

110,344

 

15 Years and More

86,552

 

108,508

96,583

 

126,847

 

By Industry

BB

 

MBB

 

CH

DL

Advertising/Marketing

$ 75,643

 

$101,184

 

$ 97,500

 

Aerospace/Defense

75,867

 

100,142

 

$100,833

 

105,022

 

Agriculture

74,038

 

89,500

 

Apparel

57,389

 

93,700

 

Automotive

63,878

 

85,233

 

117,500

 

90,370

 

Business/Consult. Services

79,595

 

96,471

 

112,083

 

135,286

 

Chemicals

76,103

 

94,244

 

129,167

 

111,591

 

Computer Hdw./Sftw./Srvs.

69,428

 

98,083

 

110,167

 

119,583

 

Construction

77,857

 

129,500

 

Diversified

66,326

 

102,000

 

91,833

 

105,833

 

Education/Research

70,000

 

91,944

 

Energy/Utilities

67,315

 

93,214

 

63,750

 

Engineering

63,036

 

79,792

 

87,733

 

Environment

74,500

 

Financial Services

75,340

 

92,955

 

99,167

 

124,318

 

Food/Beverages

69,000

 

88,750

 

Healthcare

71,711

 

93,611

 

Hospitality/Travel

65,500

 

Insurance

78,583

 

109,167

 

Machinery/Heavy Equip.

62,731

 

Manufacturing

60,425

 

81,429

 

53,750

 

73,333

 

Pharmaceuticals/Biotech.

84,643

 

90,500

 

Plastics/Rubber

70,500

 

Telecommunications

72,875

 

Transportation

65,000

 

80,833

 

Other

66,429

 

115,357

 

Blank spaces indicate no data available.

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