Salaried Compensation
Cross-Industry Compensation and Benefits Survey
Results of the 2026 Cross-Industry Compensation and Benefits Survey are now available.
The IFDA 2026 Cross-Industry Compensation & Benefits Study provides a detailed analysis of key compensation- and benefits-related statistics for 55+ executive, salaried, and sales positions. The results are based on confidential surveys from 502 wholesale distribution companies, representing 7,646 locations, of which 52 companies and 575 locations are foodservice distributors.
Participating companies may access their free results and exclusive online reporting tools. Non-Participating companies can purchase an aggregate PDF report.
NEW THIS YEAR: For the 2026 survey, compensation data was primarily collected using an incumbent-based approach. This means organizations reported compensation for individual employees matched to standardized survey job titles, rather than providing position-level averages.
This approach allows for more accurate and comparable results across experience levels, locations, and company sizes, improving the overall quality and usefulness of the benchmarking data.
Participants receive:
1. Cross-Industry Compensation & Benefits Report PDF – a report that includes compensation- and benefits-related statistics for 35+ executive, salaried and sales positions in the wholesale/distribution industry. The report includes data from hundreds of companies representing membership of 21 trade associations, including IFDA.
2. Excel Results – a non-abridged version of the survey results. The file reports the data in aggregate form and includes more data cuts than could be reasonably included in the PDF report.
3. Cross-Industry Company Compensation Report (CCR) PDF – a customized report of your company’s compensation and benefits data shown alongside the appropriate cross-industry comparatives. This report provides you an easy means for interpreting the results.
4. Online Reporting Tools – Interactive online reporting tools that allow users to filter the results by their own selected criteria to build your own report.
IFDA engaged Industry Insights, an independent research company, to collect and compile the results of the study. Industry Insights has more than 40 years of experience in conducting confidential, compensation benchmarking studies of this nature. The survey is hosted and maintained on a secure server outside of IFDA’s website to keep your data safe and confidential.
For questions regarding portal login and technical issues, contact Industry Insights’ Jenny Tweed at 614-389-2100, or comp@industryinsights.com.
For questions about IFDA’s compensation surveys and other research, contact Annika Stensson at astensson@ifdaonline.org.
