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US MBD: Executive

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Understand how your total remuneration package for leadership positions compare across numerous industries using the executive compensation survey portion of the US MBD: Mercer Benchmark Database. Data from 3,004 organizations allows you to compare the value of your total remuneration, and the individual elements, for senior level roles across the US by industry, geographic area, or organization size. Get data for positions such as:

  • CEO
  • CIO
  • COO
  • CFO
  • Chair of the Board (COB)
  • Senior Manager

Understand how your total remuneration package for leadership positions compare across numerous industries using the executive compensation survey portion of the US MBD: Mercer Benchmark Database. Data from 3,004 organizations allows you to compare the value of your total remuneration, and the individual elements, for senior level roles across the US by industry, geographic area, or organization size. Get data for positions such as:

  • CEO
  • CIO
  • COO
  • CFO
  • Chair of the Board (COB)
  • Senior Manager

There’s no shortage of compensation data. The real question is whether you can stand behind it when the decision matters. Built on an established, trusted methodology, MBD includes data contributed by organizations of all sizes across industries. That means you get a market view designed for compensation professionals and not simply a collection of reported salaries.

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How the Mercer Benchmark Database participants break down:

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  • Ordering TypeWIN
  • Enable ParticipationYes
  • Participation Start Date03/02/2026
  • Participation End Date04/24/2026
  • RegionUS
  • Sub TitleOptimize your executive compensation strategy to retain and attract top leaders
  • Short DescriptionLeverage compensation data for top management roles to ensure competitiveness.
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  • Product Survey HeadingExecutive Compensation Survey - US MBD
  • Enable WidgetsYes
  • widget1Publish Date ~ August 2026
  • widget2Positions Published~ 1,278
  • widget3Organizations ~ 3,004
  • widget4Observations ~ 259,691
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Product Highlights

Position Families

  • Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
  • Construction
  • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
  • Engineering & Science
  • General Management
  • Human Resources
  • IT, Telecom & Internet
  • Media
  • Project/Program Management
  • Quality Management
  • Retail
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs
  • Creative & Design
  • Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence
  • Finance
  • Hospitality (Food Service & Lodging)
  • Insurance
  • Legal, Compliance & Audit
  • Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers
  • Production & Skilled Trades
  • Real Estate Management, Property Development & Investment
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation Services

Position Sub-Families

  • Account & Client Management
  • Accounting
  • Accounts Payable/Receivable
  • Administration & Secretarial
  • Advertising & Marketing Communications
  • Advertising Creative, Design & Production
  • Air Transportation
  • Banking & Finance (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Business Process/Service Quality
  • Business Strategy & Planning
  • Claims Services
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs Generalists
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs Leadership
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Compliance
  • Construction Leadership
  • Construction Planning, Design & Delivery
  • Contact Center Operations & Training
  • Content Development (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Corporate Affairs
  • Corporate Compliance & Legal Leadership
  • Credit & Collections
  • Customer Relationship Management, Issue Resolution & Account Activation
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations Leadership
  • Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence Management
  • Data Management, Processing & Analytics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Employee Communications & Collaboration
  • Employee/Labor Relations & Diversity
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Design Services
  • Environmental and Employee Health & Safety
  • Facilities Management & Planning
  • Facilities Refurbishment, Repair & Maintenance
  • Field Sales & Account Management
  • Finance & Accounting (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Finance & Accounting Leadership
  • Finance Generalists
  • Financial Control
  • Food Planning & Development
  • Fraud Detection & Prevention
  • General Business Project/Program Management
  • General Business Quality Management
  • General Management
  • General Real Estate Management
  • General Transportation Services
  • Human Resources (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Human Resources Generalists
  • Human Resources Leadership
  • Human Resources Operations
  • Import/Export & Customs Operations
  • Information Systems Administration & Reporting
  • Information Systems Architecture
  • Internal Audit
  • Internal Data Engineering & Warehousing
  • Internet/E-Commerce (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Investor Relations
  • IT Applications Development
  • IT Business Systems Analysts
  • IT Consulting
  • IT Infrastructure & Applications (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • IT Infrastructure & Systems Administration
  • IT Security
  • IT Systems Configuration & Programming
  • IT User Support
  • IT, Telecom & Internet Generalists
  • IT, Telecom & Internet Leadership
  • Joint Engineering & Science Technical Leadership
  • Legal
  • Legal & Compliance Management
  • Library Services
  • Logistics
  • Management Accounting
  • Manufacturing Plant Management
  • Manufacturing Production, Processing & Assembly
  • Manufacturing/Product Quality
  • Market Research & Analysis
  • Marketing Generalists
  • Media Advertising Operations
  • Media/Communications Creative & Design
  • Merchandising
  • Mobility
  • Payroll
  • Procurement
  • Product Creative/Industrial Design
  • Product Marketing & Management
  • Production Planning & Control
  • Property, Facilities & Asset Security
  • Quality Management Leadership
  • Real Estate Acquisition, Planning & Development
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Risk Management
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Sales Operations/Administration
  • Sales Training
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management Leadership
  • Science
  • Science Research & Quality Laboratory Services
  • Science Technical Research
  • Software Product Engineering
  • Supplier Quality
  • Supply Chain & Logistics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Supply Chain Leadership
  • Supply Chain Planning & Operations
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Management & Organization Development
  • Tax
  • Technical Product Development/Research Operations
  • Technical Project/Program Management
  • Treasury
  • Underwriting & Loss Control
  • Warehousing & Distribution
  • Web/New Media Creative & User Interface Design

Download the list of positions included in this survey along with the position descriptions.

  • Base Pay
  • Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
  • Organization Data
  • Salary Ranges
  • Short-term Incentive Eligibility and Amounts
  • Years in Organization
  • Years in Position

 

Industry

  • Banking/Financial Services
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer Goods
  • Energy
  • High Tech
  • Insurance/Reinsurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Logistics
  • Mining & Metals
  • Other Manufacturing
  • Other Non-Manufacturing
  • Retail & Wholesale
  • Services (Non-Financial)
  • Transportation Equipment

Geographic Area

  • Metropolitan
  • National
  • Regional

Organization Size

  • Assets
  • Gross Premiums
  • Net Revenue
  • Net Sales Revenue
  • Operating Expenses/Budget
  • Total Employment - Full Time Equivalents (FTE's)

 

 

Product Highlights

Position Families

  • Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
  • Construction
  • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
  • Engineering & Science
  • General Management
  • Human Resources
  • IT, Telecom & Internet
  • Media
  • Project/Program Management
  • Quality Management
  • Retail
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs
  • Creative & Design
  • Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence
  • Finance
  • Hospitality (Food Service & Lodging)
  • Insurance
  • Legal, Compliance & Audit
  • Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers
  • Production & Skilled Trades
  • Real Estate Management, Property Development & Investment
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation Services

Position Sub-Families

  • Account & Client Management
  • Accounting
  • Accounts Payable/Receivable
  • Administration & Secretarial
  • Advertising & Marketing Communications
  • Advertising Creative, Design & Production
  • Air Transportation
  • Banking & Finance (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Business Process/Service Quality
  • Business Strategy & Planning
  • Claims Services
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs Generalists
  • Communications & Corporate Affairs Leadership
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Compliance
  • Construction Leadership
  • Construction Planning, Design & Delivery
  • Contact Center Operations & Training
  • Content Development (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Corporate Affairs
  • Corporate Compliance & Legal Leadership
  • Credit & Collections
  • Customer Relationship Management, Issue Resolution & Account Activation
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations Leadership
  • Data Analytics/Warehousing, & Business Intelligence Management
  • Data Management, Processing & Analytics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Employee Communications & Collaboration
  • Employee/Labor Relations & Diversity
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Design Services
  • Environmental and Employee Health & Safety
  • Facilities Management & Planning
  • Facilities Refurbishment, Repair & Maintenance
  • Field Sales & Account Management
  • Finance & Accounting (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Finance & Accounting Leadership
  • Finance Generalists
  • Financial Control
  • Food Planning & Development
  • Fraud Detection & Prevention
  • General Business Project/Program Management
  • General Business Quality Management
  • General Management
  • General Real Estate Management
  • General Transportation Services
  • Human Resources (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Human Resources Generalists
  • Human Resources Leadership
  • Human Resources Operations
  • Import/Export & Customs Operations
  • Information Systems Administration & Reporting
  • Information Systems Architecture
  • Internal Audit
  • Internal Data Engineering & Warehousing
  • Internet/E-Commerce (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Investor Relations
  • IT Applications Development
  • IT Business Systems Analysts
  • IT Consulting
  • IT Infrastructure & Applications (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • IT Infrastructure & Systems Administration
  • IT Security
  • IT Systems Configuration & Programming
  • IT User Support
  • IT, Telecom & Internet Generalists
  • IT, Telecom & Internet Leadership
  • Joint Engineering & Science Technical Leadership
  • Legal
  • Legal & Compliance Management
  • Library Services
  • Logistics
  • Management Accounting
  • Manufacturing Plant Management
  • Manufacturing Production, Processing & Assembly
  • Manufacturing/Product Quality
  • Market Research & Analysis
  • Marketing Generalists
  • Media Advertising Operations
  • Media/Communications Creative & Design
  • Merchandising
  • Mobility
  • Payroll
  • Procurement
  • Product Creative/Industrial Design
  • Product Marketing & Management
  • Production Planning & Control
  • Property, Facilities & Asset Security
  • Quality Management Leadership
  • Real Estate Acquisition, Planning & Development
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Risk Management
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Sales Operations/Administration
  • Sales Training
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management Leadership
  • Science
  • Science Research & Quality Laboratory Services
  • Science Technical Research
  • Software Product Engineering
  • Supplier Quality
  • Supply Chain & Logistics (Outsourcing & Global Capability Centers)
  • Supply Chain Leadership
  • Supply Chain Planning & Operations
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Management & Organization Development
  • Tax
  • Technical Product Development/Research Operations
  • Technical Project/Program Management
  • Treasury
  • Underwriting & Loss Control
  • Warehousing & Distribution
  • Web/New Media Creative & User Interface Design

Download the list of positions included in this survey along with the position descriptions.

  • Base Pay
  • Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
  • Organization Data
  • Salary Ranges
  • Short-term Incentive Eligibility and Amounts
  • Years in Organization
  • Years in Position

 

Industry

  • Banking/Financial Services
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer Goods
  • Energy
  • High Tech
  • Insurance/Reinsurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Logistics
  • Mining & Metals
  • Other Manufacturing
  • Other Non-Manufacturing
  • Retail & Wholesale
  • Services (Non-Financial)
  • Transportation Equipment

Geographic Area

  • Metropolitan
  • National
  • Regional

Organization Size

  • Assets
  • Gross Premiums
  • Net Revenue
  • Net Sales Revenue
  • Operating Expenses/Budget
  • Total Employment - Full Time Equivalents (FTE's)

 

 

Participation
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You tell us what’s happening in your organization – from what you pay to how you pay – for your positions and we’ll give you a discount on the results. Survey participation is open to all organizations with matching jobs. Missed this year’s participation window? Contact us to learn how you can participate in the next edition.

Participation Window

Opens: 03/02/2026

Closes: 05/04/2026

Participation Window

Opens: 03/02/2026

Closes: 04/24/2026

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