Culpepper Compensation & Benefits Surveys


Culpepper/AHRS Northwest Technology Compensation Survey

Applied HR Strategies

Culpepper has formed a partnership with Applied HR Strategies (AHRS) to provide compensation surveys for the Pacific Northwest.

The Culpepper/AHRS Northwest Technology Compensation Survey, published by Culpepper, provides the data IT and technology organizations in the Pacific Northwest need to attract, retain, and motivate key talent in technology companies and IT organizations. Comprehensive data is provided on base salaries, incentives, allowances, total cash compensation, equity-based compensation, as well as job descriptions.

Benchmark Against Other Organizations in the Pacific Northwest
The Northwest Technology Compensation Survey includes data from over 275 participating IT and technology organizations across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho... providing robust compensation data for the Pacific Northwest market. (List of Participants)

Precise and Relevant Geographic Data for the Pacific Northwest
Geographic data cuts are available for eight different northwestern metro and rural locations, including:

  • Seattle, WA

  • Tacoma/Olympia, WA

  • Spokane, WA

  • Portland, OR

  • Boise, ID

  • Non-Metro/Rural Idaho

  • Non-Metro/Rural Oregon

  • Non-Metro/Rural Washington

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    Note: Unlimited access to multiple countries and additional geographic locales is available in our core compensation surveys (i.e., Executive, Life Sciences, Operations, Sales, and Technical).

Wide Range of Jobs
The Northwest Technology Compensation Survey includes over 150 job families covering all major job functions found in IT and technology organizations, including executives, operations, sales, information technology, and technology R&D. (List of Job Families)

Note: Additional job families are available in our core compensation surveys (i.e., Executive, Operations, Sales, and Technical).

Cash Compensation Reports
Download standard, pre-built reports in Excel and PDF formats with cash compensation data for multiple jobs and the most relevant data cuts. (Learn More)

Custom Compensation Reports
After you complete participation requirements, you can request an unlimited number of custom web-based and Excel reports at no additional fee with salary, incentive, allowance, and equity data by job. You can select preferences for data cuts; benchmark groups; data aging; effective salary date; components of compensation; statistical metrics; and allowance & incentive eligibility. (Learn More)

"Once you make the transition to the new Culpepper/AHRS surveys, you will not want to go back to the old versions. The new AHRS NW Compensation Surveys, using the Culpepper Survey platform are more flexible and powerful."

Doug Sayed, Applied HR Strategies

Subscribe today and access the data you need to need to establish competitive pay levels for your employees in the Pacific Northwest.


Annual Online Subscriptions Include

  1. Standard Compensation Reports
    Download standard, pre-built reports in Excel and PDF formats with cash compensation data for multiple jobs and the most relevant data cuts.

  2. Custom Compensation Reports
    After you complete participation requirements, you can request an unlimited number of online custom reports at no additional fee with salary, incentive, allowance, and equity data by job.

  3. Comprehensive Job Descriptions and Level-Cutter Guides
    We provide comprehensive job descriptions and level-cutter guides to help you match your jobs and create your own custom descriptions.

  4. TalkPay E-mail Discussion Group
    A moderated, opt-in e-mail discussion group for Culpepper subscribers to ask questions, discuss emerging trends and share valuable new ideas and solutions.

  5. Two Online User Licenses

  6. Survey Guide and Brief Job Descriptions Book (Optional Add-on)
    The Culpepper Survey Guide and Brief Job Descriptions provides valuable information to facilitate job matching, survey participation, and compensation benchmarking. Subscribers can download this book in pdf format or purchase a printed copy in a three-ring binder.

Advantages of using Culpepper Surveys
Learn why Culpepper is a trusted provider of compensation survey market data.

  Ten Advantages of Using Culpepper Compensation Surveys

Survey Methodology
We collect data directly from HR professionals and our analysts carefully verify all data before entry into our database. You can use our data with confidence in both the source and survey methodology.

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Surveys Designed for Business Use by Employers
Do not collect data from consumers.

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Source of Data
Only use data collected directly from Culpepper participants and proxy statements.

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Data Integrity
All survey data is carefully reviewed by Culpepper analysts.

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Survey Cycle
Data collected and updated throughout the year.

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Legal Compliance
Adhere to Safe Harbor Survey Guidelines.

Participation Requirements
Participation is required in Culpepper Compensation Surveys. We require data submission within 90 days of the start of your subscription. However, if a deferred participation date would be more desirable, then a deferred participation date can be arranged if mutually agreed to at the time of subscription purchase.

Confidentiality
We fully recognize the sensitivity of our participants’ data and hold individual company data in strictest confidence. Any and all survey data submitted to Culpepper is NOT disclosed to third-parties or resold by third-parties. Survey data is only published in aggregate form and is never displayed or released by Culpepper in such a way that a participant's pay levels and practices could be determined.


Price / Subscription Options / Order Form
Technology companies that only need data for locations in the Pacific Northwest, should consider the following survey options.

Northwest Technology Compensation Survey Library $1,595 USD (Order Form)

IT and Technology organizations that need data for locations or countries outside of the Pacific Northwest, should consider our Technology Survey Library.

Technology Survey Library

Survey Packages for Start-ups and Small Technology Companies
Designed to meet the needs of technology companies with less than 100 employees that only need to benchmark compensation data for one geographic location. They include a limited cross-section of 150+ job families from our core compensation surveys.

Start-up (< 15 employees) $495 USD

Small Company (< 50 employees) $995 USD

Small Company Plus (< 100 employees) $1,595 USD

Comparison of Survey Packages


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