ED Salary and Benefit Survey for Mid-American Economic Developers

While a very small survey size, a recent survey by the Mid-America Economic Development Council sheds some insight into economic developers' salary and benefit conditions.

For example, 70% of respondents make between $50,000 and $100,000. Another tidbit: 70% of respondents do not have a contract. One final observation: only 70% of the respondents spend 100% of their time working on economic development activities. I would venture a guess the remainder of their time is devoted to planning or community development activities.

One observation I'd make: we have a long way to go in professionalizing our field and gaining the respect, pay, and benefits that many deserve in this field.

Note: Majority of the respondents work for smaller ED organizations.

Download the survey here.