Analyzing Salary Surveys

Course Contents

1. Introduction and Overview
   - page 1
2. Why Use Salary Surveys?
   - page 2
3. What to Look for in a Salary Survey
   - page 2
4. What to Consider
   - page 3
5. Survey Sources
   - page 4
   • Government Surveys
     - page 5
   • Internet
     - page 6
   • Published Salary Surveys
     - page 7
   • Survey Software Databases
     - page 8
   • Computer Data Banks
     - page 8
   • Custom Surveys
     - page 9
     • Planning a Custom Survey
       - page 10
     • Conducting the Custom Survey and Results
       - page 10
     • Jobs to Include in a Custom Survey
       - page 11
     • Acquiring Custom Salary Survey Data
       - page 12
     • Using Benchmark Jobs
       - page 13
6. Common Analysis Terms
   - page 14
7. Statistical Terms Defined
   - page 15
8. Market Index
   - page 16
9. Aging the Survey Data
   - page 16
10. Presenting Salary Survey Data
    - page 17
    • Job Title
      - page 17
    • Frequency Distributions
      - page 17
    • Graphs
      - page 17
    • Maturity Curves
      - page 17
11. Additional Information
    - page 18
    • Pay Rates
      - page 18
    • Benefit Surveys
      - page 18
    • Cost-of-Living Surveys
      - page 18
12. Salary Survey Data Utilization
    - page 19
13. Developing a Market Summary from a Salary Survey
    - page 19
14. Peer Groups
    - page 20
15. Interactive Exercise
    - page 21
16. Your Turn
    - page 22
17. Summary
    - page 23