IDSA Compensation Study - 13th Edition

The 13th edition of IDSA's Compensation Study contains information on salaries and other cash compensation paid to industrial designers who work for various types of industrial design organizations, including data relating to organizations that maintain bonus plans, and how these bonuses are determined. The study also breaks down ratios of staffing at the levels of position, gender, race and age. This report also provides data on employer recommendations for collegiate study that will assist the prospective industrial designer in preparing for a career in industrial design.

The IDSA Compensation Study includes data solicited from organizations managing budgets starting at under $500,000 to over $40 million. It contains data from design group heads of office in all five IDSA geographic districts. It also provides valuable compensation information on consulting firms and in-house corporate design groups. The study provides averages and ranges for the base salary of 7 design positions and 14 support positions. In addition to base salary data, total cash compensation is reported for each position.

For the first time, IDSA is making access to the Compensation Study available online at no charge for all IDSA members. Members were emailed a password in order to access the document. To obtain this password, please contact Jill Richardson at 703.707.6000 or jillr@idsa.org.

Nonmembers may purchase a PDF copy of this study for $199. Please contact Donna Prince at 703.707.6000 or donnap@idsa.org for purchasing information.

To access the 13th edition of the IDSA Compensation Study, click on the attachment below.