National Executive Compensation Survey
This is the 34th annual edition of this survey which is published in cooperation with 19 other employer associations nationwide who are part of the Employers Association of America (EAA).

1,656 organizations participated from 20 co-sponsoring associations nationwide.





Release date: May 15,2009
Survey effective date: January 31,2009

Survey Features:

The National edition contains data for 34 executive-level positions.

The data is segmented per position by manufacturing vs. service organization and shows statistics by sales volume for base salary, bonus, other cash payments, total compensation and percent of stock owned. It is further broken down by geographical area and type of organizational unit with a separate section of benefits/perquisites at the back.

Other topics included within each major section:

  • Board of Directors pay
  • Plans used to establish executive salaries and bonuses
  • Formulas used to determine bonus funds
  • Short-term bonus plans
  • Long-term bonus plans

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