The salary expectations are similar to 2016, although year to year those answering the survey differ this year’s demographic information is provided in text later. About 29% of respondents expected salaries to stay the same, and only 2% expect a pay cut in 2017 (see Figure 1). Among respondents, 56% expect a 1% to 3% increase, 9% expect a salary increase of 4% to 6%, and just 4% expect a more than 6% increase. In 2017, 69% expect a salary increase about the same as 2016. The average base annual salary for the 2017 set of respondents to Control Engineering Salary and Career Survey was $96,045, up from $94,747 in 2016, and up from $90,367 in 2015.
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Immigration policy needs revising so we can get the talent needed to remain competitive.We cannot pay an adequate amount for talent because that would make us uncompetitive.We cannot get the talent we need at any price.And in the 3% to 5% strongly agree range:
11% strongly agreed greater investments in time and resources need to be made in advanced technologies so we can more easily get by with fewer workers (like in many agriculture industries).12% strongly agreed greater investments in time and resources need to be made in standards to enable interoperability and easier system integration to more easily get by with fewer workers.14% strongly agreed there wouldn’t be a shortage if companies would pay enough.Just 9% of respondents felt they personally should be more involved with STEM activities. Similarly, 17% strongly agree that their company needs to be more involved in STEM activities.