Exit this survey >> SSI 2018 Wage & Salary Study Company Overview Question Title * 1. Which ONE of the following BEST describes your company's primary business? Installing Security Dealer/Contractor Mostly Residential Installing Security Dealer/Contractor Mostly Commercial Installing Security Dealer/Contractor -- Even Mix Residential/Commercial None of the above Question Title * 2. Which ONE of the following BEST describes your title? Executive Manager (Owner, Partner, President, V.P.) General Manager (Includes Supervisors, Purchasing Agents, Department Heads and other middle managers) Sales Manager/Marketing Representative Installation/Service Manager/Installer/IT Specialist/Service Tech Question Title * 3. How many years has your company been in business? 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 50+ Question Title * 4. Which region(s) does your company operate in? (please select all that apply) WEST (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA, NV, ID, MT, WY, UT, AZ, NM, CO) MIDWEST (ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, IN, MI, OH, KY) NORTHEAST (ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, MD, DE, WASHINGTON D.C., VA, WV) SOUTH (TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, TN, AL, GA, NC, SC, FL) ALL REGIONS of the United States CANADA Question Title * 5. How many branch offices does your company have? Single location 2 3 - 5 6-10 11 or more locations Question Title * 6. Currently, how many full-time employees work for your company? 1-10 11-25 26-50 51-100 100-500 501 or more Question Title * 7. What was your company's total GROSS sales revenue in 2017? less than $100,000 $100,000-$499,999 $500,000-$999,999 $1M - $4.9M $5M - $9.9M $10M - $49.9M $50M - $99.9M $100M+ Question Title * 8. What was your company's Type and Number of Installations in an average MONTH in 2017: Residential Commercial & Retail Large Industrial (Airports, Stadiums, Prisons, etc.) Type/Number No residential 1 - 4 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25+ Type/Number Residential menu No commercial 1 - 4 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25+ Type/Number Commercial & Retail menu No large industrial 1 - 4 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25+ Type/Number Large Industrial (Airports, Stadiums, Prisons, etc.) menu Question Title * 9. How frequently is your company involved in installing/integrating the following non-security products/systems and services? Very Frequently Often Occasionally Seldom Never Building Automation Building Automation Very Frequently Building Automation Often Building Automation Occasionally Building Automation Seldom Building Automation Never Business Intelligence/Big Data Business Intelligence/Big Data Very Frequently Business Intelligence/Big Data Often Business Intelligence/Big Data Occasionally Business Intelligence/Big Data Seldom Business Intelligence/Big Data Never Commercial A/V Commercial A/V Very Frequently Commercial A/V Often Commercial A/V Occasionally Commercial A/V Seldom Commercial A/V Never Datacomm/Network Infrastructure Datacomm/Network Infrastructure Very Frequently Datacomm/Network Infrastructure Often Datacomm/Network Infrastructure Occasionally Datacomm/Network Infrastructure Seldom Datacomm/Network Infrastructure Never Digital Signage Digital Signage Very Frequently Digital Signage Often Digital Signage Occasionally Digital Signage Seldom Digital Signage Never Intercom/Telephone Systems Intercom/Telephone Systems Very Frequently Intercom/Telephone Systems Often Intercom/Telephone Systems Occasionally Intercom/Telephone Systems Seldom Intercom/Telephone Systems Never Managed IT/Cyber-Security Services Managed IT/Cyber-Security Services Very Frequently Managed IT/Cyber-Security Services Often Managed IT/Cyber-Security Services Occasionally Managed IT/Cyber-Security Services Seldom Managed IT/Cyber-Security Services Never Other: please specify any other non-security categories that you frequently or often integrate: Question Title * 10. How many ongoing accounts (customers) does your company have in total? less than 50 51 - 100 101 - 250 251 - 500 501 - 1,000 1,001 - 2,000 More than 2,000 Question Title * 11. What is the average annual salary paid to your company’s Executive / Support Teams: less than $30,000 $30K-$40K $40K-$50K $50K-$75K $75K-100K $100K-$125K $125K-$150K $150K-$200K $200K+ Executive / General Mgmt. Executive / General Mgmt. less than $30,000 Executive / General Mgmt. $30K-$40K Executive / General Mgmt. $40K-$50K Executive / General Mgmt. $50K-$75K Executive / General Mgmt. $75K-100K Executive / General Mgmt. $100K-$125K Executive / General Mgmt. $125K-$150K Executive / General Mgmt. $150K-$200K Executive / General Mgmt. $200K+ Project Mgr. Project Mgr. less than $30,000 Project Mgr. $30K-$40K Project Mgr. $40K-$50K Project Mgr. $50K-$75K Project Mgr. $75K-100K Project Mgr. $100K-$125K Project Mgr. $125K-$150K Project Mgr. $150K-$200K Project Mgr. $200K+ IT-centric Field Specialists IT-centric Field Specialists less than $30,000 IT-centric Field Specialists $30K-$40K IT-centric Field Specialists $40K-$50K IT-centric Field Specialists $50K-$75K IT-centric Field Specialists $75K-100K IT-centric Field Specialists $100K-$125K IT-centric Field Specialists $125K-$150K IT-centric Field Specialists $150K-$200K IT-centric Field Specialists $200K+ In-house Network/IT Manager In-house Network/IT Manager less than $30,000 In-house Network/IT Manager $30K-$40K In-house Network/IT Manager $40K-$50K In-house Network/IT Manager $50K-$75K In-house Network/IT Manager $75K-100K In-house Network/IT Manager $100K-$125K In-house Network/IT Manager $125K-$150K In-house Network/IT Manager $150K-$200K In-house Network/IT Manager $200K+ Systems Designer/Programmer Systems Designer/Programmer less than $30,000 Systems Designer/Programmer $30K-$40K Systems Designer/Programmer $40K-$50K Systems Designer/Programmer $50K-$75K Systems Designer/Programmer $75K-100K Systems Designer/Programmer $100K-$125K Systems Designer/Programmer $125K-$150K Systems Designer/Programmer $150K-$200K Systems Designer/Programmer $200K+ Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ less than $30,000 Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ $30K-$40K Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ $40K-$50K Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ $50K-$75K Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ $75K-100K Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ $100K-$125K Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ $125K-$150K Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ $150K-$200K Administrative/Back-Office Personnel $ $200K+ Question Title * 12. What is the average annual hourly wage paid by your company to its Installation & Service team: $10/hour or less $10 to $12/hour $12 to $15/hour $15 to $17/hour $17 to $20/hour $20 to $25/hour $25 to $30/hour $30 to $40/hour $40/hour or more Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $10/hour or less Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $10 to $12/hour Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $12 to $15/hour Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $15 to $17/hour Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $17 to $20/hour Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $20 to $25/hour Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $25 to $30/hour Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $30 to $40/hour Installation Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $40/hour or more Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $10/hour or less Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $10 to $12/hour Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $12 to $15/hour Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $15 to $17/hour Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $17 to $20/hour Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $20 to $25/hour Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $25 to $30/hour Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $30 to $40/hour Installation Technicians (2 years or more experience) $40/hour or more Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $10/hour or less Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $10 to $12/hour Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $12 to $15/hour Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $15 to $17/hour Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $17 to $20/hour Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $20 to $25/hour Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $25 to $30/hour Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $30 to $40/hour Service Technicians (less than 2 years experience) $40/hour or more Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $10/hour or less Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $10 to $12/hour Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $12 to $15/hour Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $15 to $17/hour Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $17 to $20/hour Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $20 to $25/hour Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $25 to $30/hour Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $30 to $40/hour Service Technicians (more than 2 years experience) $40/hour or more Question Title * 13. What is the average annual base salary paid by your company to its Sales team: $20K or less $20K-$30K $30K-$40K $40K-$50K $50K-$75K $75K-$100K $100K+ Sales Manager Sales Manager $20K or less Sales Manager $20K-$30K Sales Manager $30K-$40K Sales Manager $40K-$50K Sales Manager $50K-$75K Sales Manager $75K-$100K Sales Manager $100K+ Entry-level Salesperson (less than 2 years experience) Entry-level Salesperson (less than 2 years experience) $20K or less Entry-level Salesperson (less than 2 years experience) $20K-$30K Entry-level Salesperson (less than 2 years experience) $30K-$40K Entry-level Salesperson (less than 2 years experience) $40K-$50K Entry-level Salesperson (less than 2 years experience) $50K-$75K Entry-level Salesperson (less than 2 years experience) $75K-$100K Entry-level Salesperson (less than 2 years experience) $100K+ Experienced Salesperson (more than 2 years) Experienced Salesperson (more than 2 years) $20K or less Experienced Salesperson (more than 2 years) $20K-$30K Experienced Salesperson (more than 2 years) $30K-$40K Experienced Salesperson (more than 2 years) $40K-$50K Experienced Salesperson (more than 2 years) $50K-$75K Experienced Salesperson (more than 2 years) $75K-$100K Experienced Salesperson (more than 2 years) $100K+ Question Title * 14. 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