Annual U.S. Compensation Survey

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Annual U.S. Compensation Surveys

Focus of the surveys
The annual U.S. compensation survey focuses on management positions in even-years and professional and program staff in odd-years. The survey is designed for the use and benefit of members of the Alliance for Children and Families, American Association of Children's Residential Centers (AACRC) and United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA). Member agencies are invited to participate in the survey during the month of January. Nearly 300 private, nonprofit human service organizations participate each year.

“I see it as one of the most useful benefits of membership in the Alliance.”
Marilyn Henry, executive director, Personal & Family Counseling Services of Tuscarawas Valley, New Philadelphia, OH

The published report
As with the survey, the focus of the report alternates: even-years examine management positions and odd-years examine professional and program staff. Each report provides a breakdown of employee position salaries by budget size, staffing levels, education and region. Organizational and benefit information (health and insurance plans, retirement plans, and paid leave) are detailed in the report every year. Even-year reports include a special section detailing CEO benefits. In addition to providing descriptive information for the survey year, survey-to-survey trends are identified in the report. The 2007 report presents voluntary employee turnover data for the first time.

A complimentary copy of the published report is sent to the agencies that participated in the survey, usually in June. Participating agencies that would like to obtain additional copies of the report (as well as other interested agencies or individuals) can purchase the report for a fee ($125 for members or $375 for non-members).

“No human service human resource manager or CEO should be without it.”
Ray D’Orsi, human resource program manager at Family Service Association of Greater Fall River, Fall River, MA

Purchase the 2007 Report	Purchase the 2006 Report
2007 Report Focus: Professional & program staff	2006 Report Focus: Management positions
Table of contents [.PDF]	Table of contents [.PDF]
List of participants [.PDF]	List of participants [.PDF]
Survey instrument [.PDF]	Survey instrument [.PDF]
Definitions of positions [.HTM]	Definitions of positions [.HTM]

For more information on the study and its findings, contact the Department of Research and Evaluation Services at research@alliance1.org, or by phone at (800) 221-3726, extension 3644.

Download a sample table [.PDF] of CEO salaries from the 2005 report.
Read reviews and more information about the U.S. compensation report.

See also:
Canadian compensation survey