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Food Retail Salaries 2009

POSITION SMALL COmpany ($500M-$2B) MEDIUM COmpany ($2B-$10B) LARGE COmpany ($10B+) CEO $605,000 $950,000 $2,000,000 COO $350,000 $650,000 $825,000 CFO $325,000 $475,000 $700,000 CMO $315,000 $450,000 $600,000 CIO $225,000 $325,000 $425,000 VP MARKETING $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 VP OPERATIONS $190,000 $225,000 $250,000 VP GROCERY $185,000 $220,000 $235,000 VP PERISHABLES $185,000 $220,000 $235,000

November 16, 2009

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POSITION

SMALL COmpany ($500M-$2B)

MEDIUM COmpany ($2B-$10B)

LARGE COmpany ($10B )

CEO

$605,000

$950,000

$2,000,000

COO

$350,000

$650,000

$825,000

CFO

$325,000

$475,000

$700,000

CMO

$315,000

$450,000

$600,000

CIO

$225,000

$325,000

$425,000

VP MARKETING

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

VP OPERATIONS

$190,000

$225,000

$250,000

VP GROCERY

$185,000

$220,000

$235,000

VP PERISHABLES

$185,000

$220,000

$235,000

VP NON-PERISHABLES

$185,000

$210,000

$225,000

VP GENERAL MERCHANDISE

$185,000

$210,000

$225,000

VP MERCHANDISING

$185,000

$225,000

$250,000

VP MEAT/SEAFOOD

$160,000

$175,000

$210,000

VP PRODUCE/FLORAL

$150,000

$170,000

$210,000

VP DISTRIBUTION

$170,000

$210,000

$235,000

VP REAL ESTATE

$155,000

$210,000

$230,000

VP HR/PEOPLE RESOURCES

$155,000

$220,000

$240,000

VP/DIRECTOR DIVERSITY

$115,000

$130,000

$165,000

VP LOSS PREVENTION

$125,000

$165,000

$210,000

VP RISK MANAGEMENT

$125,000

$160,000

$195,000

DIRECTOR ADVERTISING

$115,000

$125,000

$140,000

DIRECTOR TRAINING

$105,000

$125,000

$135,000

DIRECTOR WAREHOUSE

$115,000

$125,000

$150,000

DIRECTOR TRANSPORTATION

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

DIRECTOR MEAT/SEAFOOD

$110,000

$125,000

$140,000

DIRECTOR SEAFOOD

$100,000

$110,000

$135,000

DIRECTOR PRODUCE

$115,000

$125,000

$140,000

DIRECTOR FLORAL

$100,000

$115,000

$130,000

DIRECTOR DELI/BAKERY

$105,000

$125,000

$135,000

DIRECTOR GROCERY

$120,000

$135,000

$150,000

DIRECTOR GENERAL MERCHANDISE

$110,000

$130,000

$145,000

DIRECTOR OPERATIONS

$120,000

$140,000

$160,000

DIRECTOR REAL ESTATE

$120,000

$135,000

$150,000

DIRECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT

$120,000

$140,000

$155,000

DISTRICT MANAGER

$110,000

$125,000

$140,000

CATEGORY MANAGER

$95,000

$110,000

$115,000

This table excludes bonuses, special incentives or other compensation factors for corporate office employees, and does not cover divisional offices. It is a sampling based on salary ranges at companies that are seeking to fill vacancies, on current salary data and on Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Salaries have been rounded off to the nearest $5,000.

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