Analyzing Salary Surveys

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Course Number:73
Category:Job Analysis, Descriptions and Evaluation
Field of Study:Specialized Knowledge
Audience:Compensation Professionals, HR Managers, HR Generalists
Level of Difficulty:Intermediate
Delivery Method:QAS Self Study
Prerequisites: Moderate algebraic training
Advanced Preparation:None
SHRM BASK:As defined by the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge (BASK), this self-study course relates to competencies in Data Gathering, Data Analysis, and Business and Competitive Awareness with functional areas in Talent Acquisition and Total Rewards.
OverviewQuality salary survey data is essential to a competitive compensation plan. There are many options for obtaining salary survey data: government surveys, internet data, published surveys, survey software databases, computer data banks, or even conducting or sponsoring your own survey. This course explores each of these options and explains what you need to do to conduct your own survey. It also covers common statistics terms used in surveys and the FTC Survey Safe Harbor Guidelines. Finally, this course demonstrates how to use salary survey data when making pay decisions.
Learning Objectives:
  • Specify the elements of a compensation strategy
  • Define market pricing and market rate
  • Identify the characteristics of a good salary survey
  • Recognize the Federal Trade Commission Survey Safe Harbor Guidelines
  • Identify the different sources of salary survey data and their pros and cons
  • Determine the steps needed to conduct your own survey
  • Specify the role of benchmark jobs and how to select them
  • Define how to present salary survey results using job title, frequency distribution, graph, or maturity curve
  • Recognize common statistics terms used in salary surveys
  • Specify the different kinds of information a salary survey may provide
  • Identify ways to analyze salary survey sources for validity and reliability
  • Specify how to develop a compensation plan from a salary survey
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Education Information:

  • SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Credit Information:

    ERI Distance Learning Center is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. This program is valid for 1.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

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  • aPHR/PHR/SPHR/GPHR Credit Information:

    ERI Distance Learning Center is a recognized provider of recertification credits. The HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®) has pre-approved this activity for 1.5 HR (General) credit hour(s) towards aPHR™, PHR®, SPHR®, and GPHR® recertification.

    HRCI Approved Provider
    HR Certification Institute’s® (www.HRCI.org) official seal confirms that ERI Distance Learning Center meets the criteria for pre-approved recertification credit(s) for any of HRCI’s eight credentials, including SPHR® and PHR®.

  • CCP/CBP/GRP/WLCP Credit Information:

    This online course qualifies for recertification credit for the Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®), Certified Benefits Professional® (CBP), Global Remuneration Professional (GRP®), and Work-Life Certified Professional (WLCP®) designations granted by WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals. For more information on recertification, visit the Society website at www.worldatworksociety.org.

  • CPE QAS Self Study Credit Information:

    National Registry QAS Self Study - Course approved for 1.5 credit(s) in these states:

    Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming

    Course approved for 1 credit(s) in Vermont

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ERI Economic Research Institute is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®