Elkhart County 2017 Wage and Benefit Report Published

September 7, 2017 - Posted by:

Kruggel Lawton is pleased to announce that the 2017 Wage & Benefit Report for Elkhart County is now available through the Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County (EDC). Our staff worked diligently with the EDC to ensure the data collected was accurately tabulated and reported. Therefore, we encourage you to use this study to benchmark your employees’ compensation and benefits. A summary of the 2017 report can be found at http://www.elkhartcountybiz.com/wage-benefit-summary/.

Information was collected from 83 manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies and organizations doing business in Elkhart County. Not only does the publication include results as a whole from those 83 companies, but it also breaks the information out into smaller groups, as follows:

• Large manufacturing companies (17 participants) – with more than $100 million in sales
• Medium manufacturing companies (23 participants) – with $20 - $100 million in sales
• Small manufacturing companies (21 participants) – with less than $20 million in sales
• Large non-manufacturing companies (10 participants) – with 200 or more employees
• Small non-manufacturing companies (12 participants) – with less than 200 employees

New this year are the following separate reports:

• Non-Manufacturing companies - for profit (11 participants)
  • Large non-manufacturing companies (5 participants) - with 200 or more employees
  • Small non-manufacturing companies (6 participants) - with less than 200 employees
• Non-Manufacturing companies - not-for-profit (11 participants)
  • Large non-manufacturing companies (5 participants) - with 200 or more employees
  • Small non-manufacturing companies (6 participants) - with less than 200 employees
• By County
  • Elkhart County
  • LaGrange County

The wages report covers over 100 positions including management, production, technology, health and transportation.  Starting, average and top pay rates are reported for each position. Benefits information covers health insurance plans, costs, time off, retirement plans, financial incentives, training opportunities and child care assistance.

Complimentary copies of this publication are provided to those who participated in the survey. Others may obtain the full report in PDF version for just $99. To purchase, please contact Denise Hoke at the EDC by calling 574-293-5627 or emailing denise@elkhartcountybiz.com. You may also contact Denise to make sure you are on the survey contact list for next year or should you have any questions regarding the survey.