SALARY SURVEYS AND THE RELEVANT LABOR MARKET
This report will focus on comparisons to the median salaries of employers from the specific states defined as the relevant labor market. Once applicable classified benchmark jobs have been identified, salary information for those jobs is obtained through surveys from third-party compensation survey providers. A review of data for the relevant labor market ensures accurate comparisons across different survey providers. SCS defines the relevant labor market as public and private employers within the South Central and Southeastern regions, preferably in service-providing industries. States used for the analysis in this report in the South Central and Southeastern regions include Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
In an effort to maintain consistency in the collection and analysis of data, the same survey providers have been used over the years as follows: CompAnalyst CompAnalyst Market Data is a compensation data platform that contains salary data for over 15,000 external benchmark jobs. CompAnalyst was used to obtain public and private sector salary data for the relevant market area. CompData Surveys Compdata Surveys is a compensation survey provider that delivers salary data for critical benchmark jobs covering millions of incumbents from thousands of participating organizations across multiple industries in the United States. The Compdata Benchmark Pro and Not-for-Profit surveys were used to obtain public and private sector salary data for the relevant market area. National Compensation Association of State Governments NCASG is a national organization composed of state government human resources professionals. The mission of NCASG is to provide a forum for compensation professionals from member states to exchange information, professional expertise, and knowledge related to the compensation of state government employees. Annually, NCASG conducts a compensation survey that collects salary data from participating states for a variety of jobs typically found in state government. This survey was used to obtain public sector salary data for the relevant market area. State Civil Service 2025 Annual Pay Plan Report
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