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US MTCS | Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector

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With oil prices fluctuating seemingly daily, and new energy roles emerging due to artificial intelligence (AI) and renewable energy, there is a new set of challenges for human resources. Understanding which jobs are critical, what new skills are needed, and how to attract and retain the employees capable of filing these jobs is more important than ever. Position your organization for the future and spend salary budgets wisely with a data-backed compensation strategy that helps you secure the talent you need.

Assess your competitive market position with data from the US MTCS | Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector. Ensure you have the right compensation package for your current and future employees with this energy industry survey containing industry compensation data for 2,155 positions from 391 organizations across the United States. Since Mercer understands your need to peer against industry subsectors, we offer data by:

  • Upstream – Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
  • Midstream – Pipeline/Transport & Storage
  • Downstream – Refining and Distribution
  • Drilling
  • Energy Marketing & Trading
  • Chemical
  • Renewables sector
  • Services & Equipment
  • Utilities 

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With oil prices fluctuating seemingly daily, and new energy roles emerging due to artificial intelligence (AI) and renewable energy, there is a new set of challenges for human resources. Understanding which jobs are critical, what new skills are needed, and how to attract and retain the employees capable of filing these jobs is more important than ever. Position your organization for the future and spend salary budgets wisely with a data-backed compensation strategy that helps you secure the talent you need.

Assess your competitive market position with data from the US MTCS | Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector. Ensure you have the right compensation package for your current and future employees with this energy industry survey containing industry compensation data for 2,155 positions from 391 organizations across the United States. Since Mercer understands your need to peer against industry subsectors, we offer data by:

  • Upstream – Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
  • Midstream – Pipeline/Transport & Storage
  • Downstream – Refining and Distribution
  • Drilling
  • Energy Marketing & Trading
  • Chemical
  • Renewables sector
  • Services & Equipment
  • Utilities 

View a list of the participating companies included in the US MTCS | Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector survey here.

Your data will be delivered in Mercer WIN®, an online delivery platform that gives you access to the data through a variety of customizable parameters. In just a few clicks, you can:

  • Benchmark compensation for traditional jobs and hybrid jobs
  • Compare your compensation strategy to a specific set of peers or competitors
  • Set metrics exactly as you want them
  • Benchmark off cycle
  • Identify the six most common skills associated with a role
  • Download .xls data files for easy importing into your comp management system

Your survey purchase includes access for up to three (3) users at your company. Additional users can be added during checkout.

We also offer integration with select third party compensation systems making it easy to access Mercer data wherever you prefer to do your market pricing activities.

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  • IsOrderingSetYes
  • Ordering TypeWIN
  • Enable ParticipationYes
  • Participation Start Date03/02/2026
  • Participation End Date04/24/2026
  • RegionUS
  • Sub TitleCompensation insights to succeed in a changing industry
  • Short DescriptionEnergy industry compensation data featuring nine industry subsector modules.
  • CounterPart_SKUSKU_8617
  • Enable WidgetsYes
  • widget1Publish Date ~ September 2026
  • widget2Positions Published ~ 2,155
  • widget3Organizations ~ 391
  • widget4Observations ~ 416,330
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Product Highlights

Survey Modules

# of positions published

# of organizations

Participant Price/ Non-Participant Price

Chemical

154

278

$1,750 / $5,250

Cross Segment

761

377

$2,800 / $8,400

Downstream Servicing and Oilfield Services

106

223

$1,750 / $5,250

Energy Trading

23

72

$1,750 / $5,250

Field Operations

203

287

$1,750 / $5,250

General Benchmark

1,074

386

$2,800 / $8,400

Policy

N/A

217

$1,750 / $5,250

Upstream and Midstream

52

132

$1,750 / $5,250

Utilities and Renewable Energy

185

298

$1,750 / $5,250

 

Position Families

  • Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
  • Construction
  • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
  • Drilling, Exploration & Operations
  • Energy Generation & Supply
  • Engineering & Science
  • General Management
  • Legal, Compliance & Audit
  • Production & Skilled Trades
  • Project/Program Management
  • Quality Management
  • Real Estate Management, Property Development & Investment
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation Services

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

  • Base Pay
  • Long-Term Incentive Data
  • Organization Data
  • Short-Term Incentive Data

Industry

  • Chemical
  • Drilling
  • Energy Marketing and Trading
  • Exploration and Production
  • Other
  • Pipeline/Transmission
  • Refining
  • Renewables
  • Services and Equipment
  • Utilities

Geographic Area

  • Midwest - East North Central
  • Midwest - West North Central
  • Northeast - Middle Atlantic
  • Northeast - New England
  • South - East South Central
  • South - South Atlantic
  • South - West South Central
  • Texas
  • West - Mountain
  • West - Pacific

Product Highlights

Survey Modules

# of positions published

# of organizations

Participant Price/ Non-Participant Price

Chemical

154

278

$1,750 / $5,250

Cross Segment

761

377

$2,800 / $8,400

Downstream Servicing and Oilfield Services

106

223

$1,750 / $5,250

Energy Trading

23

72

$1,750 / $5,250

Field Operations

203

287

$1,750 / $5,250

General Benchmark

1,074

386

$2,800 / $8,400

Policy

N/A

217

$1,750 / $5,250

Upstream and Midstream

52

132

$1,750 / $5,250

Utilities and Renewable Energy

185

298

$1,750 / $5,250

 

Position Families

  • Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
  • Construction
  • Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
  • Drilling, Exploration & Operations
  • Energy Generation & Supply
  • Engineering & Science
  • General Management
  • Legal, Compliance & Audit
  • Production & Skilled Trades
  • Project/Program Management
  • Quality Management
  • Real Estate Management, Property Development & Investment
  • Sales, Marketing & Product Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation Services

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

  • Base Pay
  • Long-Term Incentive Data
  • Organization Data
  • Short-Term Incentive Data

Industry

  • Chemical
  • Drilling
  • Energy Marketing and Trading
  • Exploration and Production
  • Other
  • Pipeline/Transmission
  • Refining
  • Renewables
  • Services and Equipment
  • Utilities

Geographic Area

  • Midwest - East North Central
  • Midwest - West North Central
  • Northeast - Middle Atlantic
  • Northeast - New England
  • South - East South Central
  • South - South Atlantic
  • South - West South Central
  • Texas
  • West - Mountain
  • West - Pacific
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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