Compensation Survey Participation
Participating in Culpepper Compensation Surveys can give you deeper insights into your organization and improve the accuracy of your benchmarking.
Reliable data, vetted participants, year-round updates
Survey participation ensures we report accurate, comprehensive compensation data. We collect and report updated data year-round so you can base your compensation decisions on always-current data.
Participation process and requirements
A few simple guidelines for participation help us provide all of our clients with current and quality data from a trusted source.
Year-Round Survey Cycle
We collect and report updated compensation data year-round, allowing you to base your compensation decisions on always-current data. Since we collect and update compensation data throughout the year, our data more accurately reflects changes in the market compared to surveys that only collect and report data once a year.
We publish new datasets with fresh data at the beginning of each month. To ensure consistency in benchmarking, you can use the latest dataset or continue working with an existing dataset.
Cash compensation in each dataset is age-adjusted to a common effective date using budgeted base salary increase factors provided by our participants. You can choose from multiple datasets with different effective dates, including current, past, and future (projected) dates.
Data Integrity
We harness the power of data analytics with the experience of our compensation specialists to ensure that our data is both accurate and reliable.
Our analysts thoroughly review all submitted survey data for completeness and accuracy. We carefully verify all data before it is imported into our database.
If a survey submission is incomplete or contains questionable data points, our compensation specialists contact the participant directly to verify and update information.
Throughout the year, as new data is imported and old data is removed, we conduct detailed audits of our survey database. This process helps ensure that the data in our database is reliable and valid.
You can use our data with confidence in both the source and methodology.
Participation Requirements
Participation is required in Culpepper Compensation Surveys. All subscribers must submit current compensation data for all employees matching jobs covered in each survey and geographic location included in a survey license.
Organizations that review salaries on a common annual focal date are expected to participate and submit data as soon as possible after salary reviews.
Organizations that review salaries on the anniversary of an individual employee's date of hire are required to participate and submit data within 60 days of activating a subscription license. However, a deferred participation date can be arranged if mutually agreed to when a survey subscription license is purchased.
Participation Eligibility
Executives and professionals within HR and finance departments responsible for compensation are eligible to participate and submit data on behalf of their organization.
To learn more about how we work with third-party compensation consultants and solution providers, please contact us with details about your client's needs.
A range of benefits from survey participation
More accurate job matches
As a participant in Culpepper Compensation Surveys, you benefit from engaging in a process with a team of compensation specialists. We harness the power of data analytics and combine it with the experience of our Compensation Specialists to carefully verify all data before entry into our database.
If you are ever concerned about a possible mismatched job, a Culpepper Compensation Specialist will contact you to confirm the best job match. This thorough and thoughtful process helps you use the best-matched jobs to benchmark and market price your jobs.
Gain meaningful insights into your organization
Through the process of participating in our surveys, organizations often gain new insights about their organization's compensation programs — insights that are often missed when they don't go through the process of gathering, submitting, and verifying data.
Taking the time to carefully match your jobs and gather information about your organization's compensation programs will also equip you with the knowledge to share with your management and leadership teams.
View you-to-market comparisons
After you complete the participation requirements and your organization's data is imported into our database, our customizable online compensation reports provide multiple ways for you to quickly identify jobs and job functions in your organization that are above or below market rates.
Assess internal pay equity
Besides reviewing your job matches as a survey participant, we also analyze your data submission for internal pay equity and consistency.
If we identify significant differences in pay for employees in the same job and location or see discrepancies in pay across levels, a Culpepper Compensation Specialist will call this to your attention.
Earn Recertification Credits
Participating in Culpepper Compensation Surveys can also help you earn recertification credits for your certifications from WorldatWork, HR Certification Institute, and SHRM.
For each completed survey, recertification credits can be added within "Leadership" under "Non-WorldatWork Survey Credits."
HRCI recertification credits are eligible under the "Leadership" category for every completed Culpepper Survey.
You can receive a recertification credit under the "Advance Your Organization — Work Projects" category.
