Profiles 2007

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Executive Summary

Profiles 2007 is a detailed report and a general overview of the demographics, background and compensation data of 4,600 professionals in the facility management field. Compensation data includes base pay and bonus information. Salaries are detailed for specific management levels, industry sectors, facility sizes and geographic areas throughout the United States, Canada, and select countries around the world. This report updates an IFMA member profile study conducted in 2003.

COMPOSITION OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS

Education
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents have a bachelor’s degree or higher (20% have a master’s degree or higher). One in five (19%) facility managers have not received any formal education beyond high school. The most common area of study after high school is in business (34%), followed by engineering (17%) and liberal arts (11%). One-tenth of respondents with post-high school education have a degree in facility management.

Experience
On average respondents have 27 years of full-time work experience, 15 years in facility management, 10 years with their current employer, and 6 years in their current position. A little more than one-half (54%) report remaining in the same position over the past two years, but have had an increase in responsibilities. Most respondents (86%) are an internally employed facility/property/asset manager.

Age and Gender
The average age of respondents is 48 years, with 17% under the age of 40 years and 24% age 55 years or older. One fourth (24%) of respondents are female.

Geography
Facility managers from the United States comprise 92% of the total sample, with 4% from Canada, and 4% from other countries around the world (Hong Kong, Switzerland, Nigeria, and Belgium are the four most common countries represented in the sample.) Within the United States, 22% of respondents are from the south, 18% from the northeast, 18% from the Pacific, 17% from the midwest, 9% each from the north central and the south central, and 7% from the mountain region.

Industry
Just over one-half (54%) of all respondents work in the services sector. An additional one-third (32%) work for institutions and 14% work in the manufacturing sector. The most commonly represented specific industries are education, including higher education and K-12 education, with 15% of the total sample, and healthcare with 10% of the total sample.

Management Levels
Based on the number of supervisory levels under their responsibility, respondents were classified into one of five management levels. specialists comprise 18% of the sample, unit supervisors 17%, section heads 34%, managers 21%, and directors 10%.

Job Responsibilities
Approximately two-fifths (42%) of facility managers report that their job responsibilities include the management of multiple functions. Operations and maintenance, including energy management, is the primary job function of 30% of the sample. Additionally, 10% are responsible for architectural and engineering services (including construction and project management), 5% are responsible for administrative services, 4% facility planning, 4% space management and planning, 3% real estate, and 1% environmental health and safety.

Space Managed
Just over one-third (35%) of facility managers are responsible for more than 20 facilities. Likewise, 37% manage over 1 million square feet. The median total facility size is 6 to 10 facilities and 500,000 to 1 million square feet. Most commonly, the predominant use of the facility is for office space (45%).

This report provides detailed data on salaries and total compensation for the facility management industry, as well as summaries of demographics and backgrounds on 4,600 facility management professionals from around the globe. The purpose of the report is to provide facility managers with comparative data about jobs, compensation, and responsibilities that help to define the facility management profession.

Compensation
In 2007, 90% of facility management salaries ranged from $43,000 to $144,000. The median salary is $80,000, with the top 10% earning $125,000 or more and the bottom 10% earning a base salary of $50,000 or less. The average salary is $84,945 with total compensation averaging $91,776. Most respondents (59%) are eligible to receive a bonus in their current compensation package. The median bonus is $6,000, with the top 25% receiving a bonus of $14,000 or more and the bottom 25% receiving a bonus of $2,000 or less.

Methodology
A total of 4,600 facility managers completed the salary survey, the results of which are detailed in this report. The data was collected online from July 6 through July 23, 2007. A total of 60,524 survey invitations were emailed to approximately 12,744 IFMA members and 49,939 subscribers to Building Operating Management magazine. Approximately 13,759 invitations were undeliverable, leaving 46,765 valid invitations. A total of 5,911 invitees responded to the survey for a response rate of 12.6%, and 4,600 completed the entire survey for a final response rate of 9.8%.

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