Culpepper Compensation & Benefits Surveys


Salary Range Structure Increases for 2009 and 2010
September 2, 2009

Results from the 2009-2010 Culpepper Salary Increase Budgets Survey reveal that base salary range structure increases are projected to rise from 1.25% in 2009 to 1.58% in 2010. Excluding freezes, salary range structure increases are projected to decline from 2.81% in 2009 to 2.58% in 2010.

Table 1 provides average salary range structure increases for 2009 and 2010.

Table 1: 2009 and 2010 Salary Range Structure Increases
  2009
Average Budgeted
Base Salary Range Structure Increases
2010
Average Projected
Base Salary Range Structure Increases
Including Companies Freezing
Salaries
(with zeros)
Excluding Companies Freezing
Salaries
(without zeros)
Including Companies Freezing
Salaries
(with zeros)
Excluding Companies Freezing
Salaries
(without zeros)
All Employees Across All Jobs
and Locations
(Aggregate)
1.25%

2.81%

1.58%

2.58%

Job Level        

Executives

1.01%

2.97%

1.51%

2.75%

Director and Manager Level

1.15%

2.88%

1.54%

2.60%

Professional Level

1.17%

2.86%

1.57%

2.59%

Hourly & Non-Exempt

1.21%

2.83%

1.46%

2.51%

Job Function        

Sales

0.94%

2.84%

1.32%

2.51%

Technical/Engineering/Scientific

1.16%

2.90%

1.58%

2.65%

Clinical/Healthcare Services

1.65%

3.11%

1.79%

2.56%

Set Salary Structures Wisely
In challenging economic times, it is critical to attract top talent and retain high performing employees who will drive your organization’s success in difficult market conditions. You cannot afford to guess about compensation rates for key employees or make "across the board" salary increases or freezes. A modest investment in current salary data for individual jobs will help you allocate your compensation costs wisely and in the right places.

Salary Range Structures by Job and Job Family
Culpepper Compensation Surveys provide base salary range metrics for individual jobs and job families.

  • Minimum of Base Salary Structure Range

  • Midpoint / Control Point of Base Salary Structure Range

  • Maximum of Base Salary Structure Range


Data Source: 2009-2010 Culpepper Salary Budget & Planning Survey of 835 organizations.
Survey Dates: June 24 through August 21, 2009

Participants by Sector:
Technology 54%, Life Sciences 12%, Healthcare Services 7%, Energy 2%, Engineering 3%, Other 22%

Participants by Number of Employees:
Up to 100: 19%, 101 to  500: 20%, 501 to 2,500: 27%, 2,501 to 10,000: 22%, Over 10,000: 12%

Participants by Ownership:
Public 43%, Private 45%, Non-Profit 10%, Government 2%

Participants by Location:
United States 89%, Canada 5%, United Kingdom 2%, Other 4%

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