Benchmark Your Manufacturing and Wholesale / Distribution Company
Your agile path to competitive advantage.
Manufacturers and distributors continually reevaluate compensation and benefits packages to remain competitive with top talent while also controlling rising costs. From compensation by title to benefits offered to employees to company operations, our biennial manufacturing and wholesale/distribution compensation and benefits benchmarking study examines these trends and more.
Our 2025 study of 107 regional manufacturers and distributors found:
- CFOs in smaller companies earned total compensation of $154,000, which is about $39,000 less than paid at larger companies.
- 86% of participating companies saw healthcare costs increase in 2024.
- 64% of respondents offer an HSA, while 54% of those companies make a flat dollar amount contribution directly to the employee’s HSA.
- Key metrics used by manufacturers and distributors include net/percentage of sales, EBITA, and inventory turnover.
- In 2024, employee turnover was relatively low for most companies, with 68% reporting rates of 20% or less
This 70-page report looks at companies with under 100 employees and those with over 100 employees. Public, private, and family-owned workplaces in both union and non-union settings are included, and participants’ sales range from less than $10 million to more than $100 million.
