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Every year Materials Performance magazine conducts its annual career and salary survey of NACE International members in the United States and Canada, a continuing tradition that started with the first survey conducted in 1998.

The survey is a vehicle that allows NACE members to share current information on their education, work experience, job duties, and annual compensation. The results, which provide the latest details on demographics and salary levels for corrosion professionals in all fields of corrosion control, are extremely valuable to NACE members and the corrosion control community at large.

2011 Press Release

2011 NACE Corrosion Career Survey Results (PDF)
Salary Survey 2011, July MP 2011

For the United States and Canada, average annual salaries continued their upward climb, although the 2011 increases were significantly smaller than those in 2010. Including salary and bonuses, the average annual U.S. compensation is $95,802, up ~0.08%, and the average annual Canadian taxable income is $104,917, an increase of ~1.5%. This year, salary survey data were collected from European members paid in Euros. The average annual European salary is €67,281.

2010 NACE Corrosion Career Survey Results (PDF)
Salary Survey 2010, July MP 2010

Average annual salaries continued to climb upward in 2010, reaching a new high in both the United States and Canada and maintaining an upward trend experienced in both countries since 2005. Including salary and bonuses, the average annual U.S. compensation is $95,036, up 4.5% from last year, and the average annual Canadian taxable income is CAN$103,317, a 6.8% increase over the 2009 average salary.

2009 NACE Corrosion Career Survey Results (PDF)
Salary Survey 2009, July MP 2009

Close to 1,300 members participated in this year’s survey, the 11th one conducted since its inception in 1998, and positive results were reported. Average annual salaries continue to climb upward, with years of experience resulting in higher average pay. Including salary and bonuses, the average annual U.S. compensation is $90,902 and the average annual Canadian taxable income is CAN$96,757 for 2009.

2008 NACE Corrosion Career Survey Results(PDF)
Salary Survey 2008, July MP 2008

Now in its 10th year, this year’s survey revealed that average salaries in the United States and Canada are up slightly from last year, and have increased by nearly a third over the last decade. The 2008 U.S. average salary (including bonuses) for corrosion professionals is $88,354; the average Canadian compensation in taxable income is $94,357. This compares to last year’s results of $87,792 (U.S.) and CAN$92,592 (Canada).

2007 NACE Corrosion Career Survey Results(PDF)
Salary Survey 2007, July MP 2007

When NACE conducted its first corrosion career survey in 1998, results showed that the average annual compensation for U.S. corrosion professionals was $66,420 (salary plus bonus). Since then, that number has steadily climbed—this year, the average salary is $87,792, representing a 24% increase over the past nine years. In 2002, NACE began surveying Canadian members as well. At that time, the average Canadian salary for corrosion professionals was CAN$76,330. This year, the survey revealed an average of CAN$92,594 per year in taxable income.