Public Company Total Compensation Surveys

Syzygy's Public Company Total Compensation Surveys address the absence of real-time, geographic-specific compensation data for key professional and technical positions that are difficult to attract and retain in these cities. These surveys are conducted periodically in response to client demands. These surveys acknowledge that certain labor markets have many similarities to, yet are distinct from, the national labor market. These surveys provide compensation design trends, including specific recruitment and retention programs, the degree companies are leveraging salaries with pay at risk, and lists the performance measures used to define and deliver incentive pay. These surveys also detail total compensation information (base plus bonus/incentive pay plus stock option grants) for the key talent positions that allow participants to make focused and accurate decisions about the competitiveness of their pay and equity programs used to attract and retain key talent in select labor markets.

• Join now and participate in the only real-time market assessments of the Northern California; Southern California; Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston; Seattle; and South Florida areas.
   
• Get fast and reliable results through electronic survey input and reporting on present total cash compensation levels and stock option grants provided to key professional and technical positions.
   
• The only customized surveys designed and driven by leading employers, and run by Syzygy Consulting Group - established compensation experts - ensuring you'll receive quality results you can rely on.

Industry and geocentric survey results include:

• Base Pay Delivery
  • For each survey position: actual base pay level
  • Merit, promotional and market adjustment increase budgets
     
• Annual Variable Pay
  • For each survey position: percent of companies offering variable pay, variable pay percentage and variable dollar amount
  • Types of plans offered, percent of companies offering plans, performance measures utilized and payout frequency
     
• Long-term Incentives
  • For each survey position: participation and size of grant (e.g., number of stock options granted)
  • Types of plans offered, valuation methodology, grant frequency and vesting schedules
     
• Turnover and Vacancy Percentages
  • Survey positions compared to general employee population
     
• Recruitment and Retention Programs
  • Use of unique and targeted stock or cash recruitment and retention programs beyond normal pay practices
     
• Retirement Plans
  • Company contribution levels for defined contribution, 401(k) plans, etc., and any special provisions (e.g., deferred compensation schemes)
     
• Non-cash Benefits
  • Vacation and personal time-off (PTO) programs
  • Employee contributions to health/welfare plans and prevalence of non-traditional benefit programs (e.g., flex time, job sharing, sabbaticals)
  • Emerging work/life programs

The Survey Jobs reflect critical hire positions in the information technology labor market.

Survey Process

This Survey is confidential and only available to participating companies. The key factors of the survey are:

• Independently conducted and validated
   
• Conducted periodically at clients' request
  • Report on trends
  • React to market
  • Real time
     
• Electronically distributed and submitted
  • Easy submittal
  • Quick turnaround
  • Input into Microsoft Word and Excel files
     
• Shared cost
  • High value (cost-to-quality ratio)
  • $500 to $950 per company per survey

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