Marijuana Business Magazine April 2019

Salary Survey How They Compare A look at how cannabis industry salaries stack up against those in traditional sectors $7,158 higher than casino security (+26%) $390 higher than protective service workers (+1%) $3,590 higher than mainstream security (+12%) SECURITY WORKER $34,320 average annual salary Lower-skilled, lower-paid marijuana jobs pay slightly more than mainstream equivalents, including budtenders, trimmers, dispensary managers, edibles production workers and security guards, according to data provided by Glassdoor, HempStaff, Vangst and Viridian Staffing. The data cover the past couple of years. The comparative data for other industries was gathered from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, payscale.com , salary.com, work.chron.com and Ziprecruiter. An analysis of the data found the following: $18,720 higher than bakers (+67%) $16,400 higher than cooking machine operators (+54%) $17,570 higher than general food processors (+60%) $3,010 lower than chefs and head cooks (-6%) EDIBLES PRODUCER $46,640 average annual salary By Maggie Cowee Marijuana Business Magazine | April 2019 48 Directors of cultivation/ master cultivators in the cannabis industry make more than farm/ranch managers—by 81%, on average. Wages for office jobs are generally comparable between marijuana and mainstream industries. CANNABIS INDUSTRY CANNABIS-INFUSED