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IPC Study Reveals Increase in Wages

Published: 25 August 2008
 by Staff
BANNOCKBURN, IL – PWB fabricators have raised salary budgets by 3% from 2006 to 2007, a new study found.
 
Hourly wages have been on the rise since 2004, IPC said, based on results from two recently released biennial studies undertaken by the trade group.
 
At EMS companies, budgets for salaried positions rose a 3.1% on average from 2006 to 2007, while hourly wages rose 3.3%.
 
The reports, 2006–2007 IPC Wage Rate and Salary Report for the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Industry and 2006–2007 IPC Wage Rate and Salary Report for the PCB Industry, list historical and current wage and salary data, in the US and Canada, for dozens of industry positions and their related job descriptions.
 
Data are segmented by company size, personnel and compensation policies, benefits and sales compensation structure. 
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