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HR Vendors Guide 2015
Compensation — Salary Surveys
CPA Source
Website: www.cpasource.com
Cost: Free
CPA Profession Compensation Study:
Every two years, the Chartered Ac-
countants of Canada and the provincial
institutes publish the survey. Broken
into regional reports featuring compen-
sation, benefits and work-life balance
information. Note: The CICA and CMA
Canada joined together in 2013 to cre-
ate CPA Canada as the national orga-
nization to support unification of the
Canadian accounting profession under
the CPA banner.
Culpepper
Website: www.culpepper.com
Cost: Varies
Culpepper compensation surveys
provide data on base salaries, hourly
pay and premiums, total cash com-
pensation, incentives and more. On-
line reporting tools allow you to cus-
tomize compensation outputs based
on a range of jobs, industries and
countries, with a specific focus on the
needs of organizations that provide
technical, engineering, scientific and
medical products and services.
Economic Research Institute
Website: www.erieri.com
Cost: Annual subscription.
Salary Assessor software provides
median and mean salary ranges for
6,000 positions in 370 U.S., Canadian
and European metro areas. Quarterly
updates display tables, which can be
sorted, ranked and saved for later
use. Other assessor software also
available.
Foote Partners
Website: www.footepartners.com
Cost: $6,500 (salary survey), $1,500
(skills survey)
Provides IT workforce and employ-
ment trend analysis, plus comprehen-
sive and up-to-date survey research
on IT salary, bonuses and skills pay.
The IT Salary Survey and Job Descrip-
tions includes salaries and bonuses
for 163 jobs in 18 Canadian cities,
while the IT Salary+Skills Pay Survey
Report provides a total cash compen-
sation report by job category.
Hay Group PayNet
Website: www.haygrouppaynet.com
Cost: Varies by subscription
An online, interactive, global com-
pensation service that contains
market information such as base pay,
bonuses and short- and long-term
incentives. More than 22,000 orga-
nizations in more than 100 countries
participate. Updated at least once a
year. Covers all major industries.
Hays Recruitment Specialists
Website: www.hays.ca
Cost: Varies
Annual Hays Salary Guide provides
a Canadian market summary and
commentary on hiring trends, and
compensation and benefits scales
across the accounting and finance,
IT, construction, property and real es-
tate, human resources, procurement,
office support, mining, life sciences
and manufacturing and logistics sec-
tors.
The Institute – Central Ontario
Industrial Relations Institute
Website: www.coiri.com
Cost: Varies
Annual surveys of hourly paid
employees, salaried employees
and management and executives in
Ontario. Both surveys are sorted by
region, size of employer, industry cat-
egory and union or non-union status.
Covers more than 200 job classifica-
tions including clerical, administra-
tive, professional, supervisory, sales
and management positions.
itWorldCanada
Website: www.itworldcanada.com/
salarycalculator
Cost: Free
The Canadian IT Salary Calculator
compares salaries in the IT field
across the country.
Janco Associates
Website: www.e-janco.com/salary.htm
Cost: $149 to $249
Information technology surveys draw
on data collected throughout the year
by surveys of businesses in 78 major
U.S. cities and 23 Canadian cities.
Surveys are sent monthly via email in
a variety of formats.
Mercer
Website: www.mercer.ca
Cost: Varies
Canadian database includes Global
Pay Summary, Total Remuneration
Survey, Compensation Planning
Survey and PayMonitor; metrics from
more than 2,000 companies on 1,800
positions and more than two million
employees around the world.
Monster
Website: monsterca.salary.com
Cost: Free
Salary Wizard Canada: Geographically
adjusted national averages, con-
tinually updated online survey of all
major Canadian industries. Users can
search by postal code and job title to
view custom reports.
PayScale
Website: www.payscale.com/research/
ca
Cost: Free
Salary Data & Research Center pro-
vides salary data for specific jobs,
employers, schools and more.
Personnel Systems
Website: www.compinsight.com
Cost: Varies by subscription
compINSIGHT is a database of real-
time compensation data on the high-
tech, IT, e-commerce, legal, microelec-
tronics and photonics sectors. Only
available to organizations that also
submit data.
Randstad
Website: www.content.randstad.ca/
salary-guide-2014
Cost: Free
Study of salaries across Canada for
roles in finance, accounting, human re-
sources, sales and marketing, technolo-
gies, business support, skilled trades
and others.
