Important Benchmarking Tools

Wage & Salary Surveys National & Regional Available

Personnel Practices and Benefits Survey

Place an order and receive the report today! If your company is interested in purchasing a survey report, please contact Alison Verbosh at (570) 622-0992 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Member companies that place an order will immediately be e-mailed a PDF of the survey report. Non-member companies must pre-pay before receiving the survey report.

Regional Wage & Salary Survey

This report provides invaluable regional wage data with the most accurate local information. It is beneficial to those employers who want to make sure their wage structures attract, motivate, and retain the best employees.

Results are summarized by:

Industry Type - Durable Goods Manufacturing, Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing, Services, Transportation/Warehousing, and Social Services.
Company Size - 1-99 employees; 100-249 employees; 250-499 employees; 500-999 employees
Geographic Area - Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne, Northampton, & Schuylkill Counties

Ordering Information: please contact Alison Verbosh at (570) 622-0992 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to order this report.

“I can’t count the number of times that I have referred to one of MAEA’s surveys, especially the Wage & Salary Survey, when researching pay trends in the area. The material in this document is just invaluable. MAEA handles the collection of the information in the utmost professional manner so you know when you receive it that the data is reliable and accurate.”
– Holly Courter, Human Resources Manager, Romark Logistics

National Wage & Salary Survey

Are you looking for a compensation resource to benchmark your jobs against national data? Does your organization have operations in several regions across the country, or do you recruit talent nationally and you need to set competitive compensation plans?

The 2017-18 National Wage & Salary Survey Report provides data submitted by 22 members of the Employer Associations of America, including MAEA. This survey covers 151 benchmark jobs representing:

Managerial, supervisory and professional positions
Non-exempt hourly and technical positions
Industrial and production positions

Jobs are listed below by Job Function / Job Family.

The national average and geographic breakouts are shown with each individual job.

Ordering Information: please contact Alison Verbosh at (570) 622-0992 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to order this report.

PAY TRENDS SURVEY

Survey Details: This report covers changes in employer pay related practices during the period from 7/01/19 to 6/30/20 along with "best estimates" of employers pay related changes for the period from 7/01/20to 6/30/21. Employer input was collected during June and July of 2020.

Industry Type - The report provides data cuts based on the following major industry types: Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing

Employee Categories - Data is broken down and summarized for each of the following employee groups: Hourly production, maintenance & service employees who work in a NON-UNION environment, Hourly production, maintenance & service employees who work in a UNION environment, Non-Exempt office, clerical and technical employees, Exempt supervisory, managerial and professional employees, and Executives

Data Reported - Actual Changes - Applies to pay changes granted between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. Projected Changes - Applies to pay changes "planned" for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. % (Percent) – The average actual or projected percentage change in the wages and salaries of employees in the specified grouping.

Place an Order: If your company is interested in purchasing this survey, please contact Alison Verbosh at (570) 622-0992 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Member companies that place an order will immediately be e-mailed a PDF file of the survey report. Non-member companies must pre-pay before receiving the survey report.

PERSONNEL PRACTICES & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Personnel Practices and Benefits Report

This survey is one of the most comprehensive of its kind, covering a variety of “core” subject areas of interest to Human Resource Professionals.

Results are divided into ten major categories:

Compensation
- Pay Administration
- Incentive Systems
- Performance Appraisal
- Traditional Vacation Time
- Holidays
- Military Pay
- Jury Duty
- Bereavement/Funeral Pay
- Personal Days
- Paid Time Off (PTO) Bank
- Sick Day Plans
- Other Paid Time Consideration
Working Conditions
- Work Hours
- Absenteeism and Tardiness
- Leave of Absence
- Safety
- Travel and Automobile Policy
- On-boarding (Orientation)
- Discharge Policy / Practice
- Severance Policies
Health & Welfare Benefits
- Section 125 Plans, 105 Plans and HRAs
- Medical Insurance
- Indemnity
- HMO Plans
- PPO/POS Plans
- Prescription Drug Program
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Care Insurance
- Retirement Benefits
Retirement Benefits
- 401(k) Plans
- 403(b) & 457 Plans
Health & Wellness Programs
Part-Time Benefits
Recruitment, Training and Development
- Recruitment and Selection Practices
- Development Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
Human Resources
General Information & Metrics
Employee / Community Relations

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If your company is interested in purchasing this survey, please contact Alison Verbosh at (570) 622-0992 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Member companies that place an order will be e-mailed a PDF file of the survey report. Non-member companies must pre-pay before receiving the survey report

HOLIDAY

The designated dates for holidays granted by employers for the coming year are provided.

This survey is free for all member companies and can be viewed in the member's section of this site.