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Over the past decade, the average annual salary for corrosion professionals has increased by ~28% in the United States and ~29% in Canada. Similar data are not available for the EU average annual salary, which was added to the survey in 2011. The currency exchange rates at press time (May 28, 2013) were U.S. $1 to CAN $1.0375 and €0.7772. See Table 1 for a listing of average annual corrosion salaries for the past 10 years. The 2013 survey results indicate that more corrosion professionals in North America and Europe (vs. 2012) earned above average incomes as compared to the mean annual wage of $79,000 for architecture and engineering occupations reported for May 2012 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.1 About two-thirds (~67%) of U.S. respondents (a 9% increase from 2012) earned an annual salary of $80,000 or more—with 55% (an 8% increase from 2012) earning $90,000 or more; ~45% (an 8% increase) earning $100,000 or more; and ~15% (a 4% increase) earning $150,000 or more annually. More than two-thirds (~70%) of Canadian respondents also reported earning an annual salary of CAN$80,000 or more, a 1% increase from last year; ~58% earned CAN$90,000 or more, a 1% decrease; ~46% earned CAN$100,000 or more per year, a 4% decrease; and ~17% earned CAN $150,000 or more, a 3% increase. In the European survey, ~30% earned an annual salary of €80,000 or more (compared to 27% in 2012), ~21% earned €90,000 or more (compared to 19% in 2012), ~12% earned €100,000 or more (the same as in 2012), and ~2% earned €150,000 or more (the same as in 2012). Figures 1, 2, and 3 show annual compensation by salary range. Corrosion Professionals Are Trained and Educated Today's corrosion control workforce in North America and Europe continues to be comprised of many individuals with corrosion-control training as well as higher education. A significant number of survey participants have attended educational, coursebased training in the past 10 years—80% in the United States, 88% in Canada, and NACE International, Vol. 52, No. 7 FIGURE 1 ANNuAL COMPENSATION FOR u.S. PROFESSIONALS(A) n n n n n n n n n n n n Less than $29,000 $30,000 to $39,000 $40,000 to $49,000 $50,000 to $59,000 $60,000 to $69,000 $70,000 to $79,000 $80,000 to $89,000 $90,000 to $99,000 $100,000 to $119,000 $120,000 to $149,000 $150,000 to $199,000 $200,000+ <1% 1% 3% 6% 10% 12% 12% 10% 16% 14% 9% 6% (a) Salary plus bonus. FIGURE 2 ANNuAL COMPENSATION FOR CANADIAN PROFESSIONALS(A) n n n n n n n n n n n n Less than $29,000 $30,000 to $39,000 $40,000 to $49,000 $50,000 to $59,000 $60,000 to $69,000 $70,000 to $79,000 $80,000 to $89,000 $90,000 to $99,000 $100,000 to $119,000 $120,000 to $149,000 $150,000 to $199,000 $200,000+ 2% 1% 2% 4% 9% 10% 12% 12% 15% 14% 10% 7% (a) Taxable income in Canadian dollars. FIGURE 3 ANNuAL COMPENSATION FOR EuROPEAN PROFESSIONALS(A) n n n n n n n n n n n Less than €29,000 6% €30,000 to €39,000 11% €40,000 to €49,000 13% €50,000 to €59,000 17% €60,000 to €69,000 12% €70,000 to €79,000 9% €80,000 to €89,000 9% €90,000 to €99,000 9% €100,000 to €119,000 8% €120,000 to €149,000 2% €150,000 to €199,000 2% €200,000+ N/a (a) Salary plus bonus. N/a: No respondents selected this category. July 2013 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE 155