Salary Surveys

A practical and logical approach to finding useful labor market information is essential in creating compensation programs that work. Washington Employers conducts salary surveys that provide comprehensive data for members and non-members alike.

We produce local wage and salary surveys each year. These surveys are among the most respected sources for data in the Pacific Northwest.
Our database contains current compensation and benefit information from hundreds of organizations on a large variety of jobs, with numerous breakouts to fit your organization's salary data needs.

Listed below are the Washington Employers salary and benefit surveys. Please click on the specific link for additional information and examples of positions covered.

Exempt Wage & Salary Survey: includes Accounting/Finance, Corporate Services, Directors, Engineering, Executives, Human Resource, Information Technology, Production, Purchasing/Distribution/Transportation and Sales/Marketing positions.
Non-Exempt Wage and Salary Survey: includes Accounting/Finance, Administrative Support, Corporate Services, Engineering, Human Resource, Information Technology, Operations/Maintenance, and Production positions.
Nonprofit Wage and Benefit Survey: includes Administrative, Communication/Marketing/Sales, Computer, Development, Education, Finance/Accounting, Food Service, Housing, Human Resources, Maintenance, Medical Services, Mental Health/Social Work, Program Management and Volunteer positions.

These documents are in PDF format, and require the free Adobe Acrobat reader to read.

New members of Washington Employers receive free copies of the Exempt/Non-Exempt Survey, which is the largest survey of its kind in the Northwest.

National Surveys
Washington Employers has access to a large number of surveys from across the country. We maintain this data to assist our members with their compensation when they have locations in other states. We also participate in the National Personnel Policies and Benefits and the Information Technology surveys. These surveys contain national data as well as specific data for the Pacific Northwest.

National Wage and Salary Survey
National Policies & Benefits Survey
National Information Technology and Engineering Compensation Survey
National Wage and Salary Adjustment Survey

Other Surveys of the Pacific Northwest:

Wage & Salary Adjustment Survey
Holiday Survey
Yacht Survey
Spa Industry Survey
Precision Metal Fabricators Association Survey