This post was written by Mountain State Employer’s Council‘s (MSEC) Karen Stafford. The purpose of the Council’s Technology Compensation Survey was to collect timely and locally-based salary and benefits data specifically targeted to aerospace & defense, bioscience, cleantech, electronics, information technology, optics, and telecommunications job positions and/or companies. This survey came as a result of input from the Council’s annual Listening Survey and is a natural follow up to the Arizona Technology Workforce Study that was shared with AZTC members at the beginning of 2012.

Earlier this year, Mountain States Employers Council (MSEC) partnered with the Arizona Technology Council to conduct a comprehensive wage and benefits survey of the technology community for Arizona businesses. The results are in and with over 80 jobs to report, employers have a new resource to compare how their compensation program measures up. This survey comes as a result of input from the Council’s annual Member Listening Survey and is a natural follow up to the Arizona Technology Workforce Study that was shared with AZTC members this past December.

Whether your company is in the technology business or has technology-related jobs, the purpose of this survey was to collect timely, locally-based salary and benefits data specifically targeted to jobs and companies in the aerospace & defense, bioscience, cleantech, electronics, information technology, optics, telecommunication and related industries. As your company moves into the budgeting/planning cycle for 2013, this data will guide your salary decisions for the upcoming year.

The results are ready and they include:

• What is the average organization contribution for health care coverage?
• What kinds of pay increases can employees expect this year?
• Is it true that large organizations tend to pay more?

To see an overview of the findings, click here to download a PDF detailing some of the high-level information.

For more information on the survey results and getting the data for your organization, please do not hesitate to download the survey order form or contact me by email at kstafford@msec.org, by phone at 602.955.7558 or 800.437.9262 ext. 5533, or follow me on Twitter. If your organization is interested in participating in the survey in 2013, please email surveys@msec.org today to get on our participant list.