Contents
Introduction
Methodology/Disclaimer
Main Tables and Graphs
Two City Comparison
Graphs
Comparison List - Labor
Comparison List - COL
Immigration Analysis
OEWS Data
Job Zone
Census Data
SOC Description
Survey Description
Survey Comparison
Methodology
Maps
Minimum Wage
Using the Geographic Assessor
Most Common Tasks
Frequently Asked Questions
Using the Geographic Assessor
1. Comparing salaries in more than two areas at a time.
2. Same Destination City, various Base Cities; why values change
3. Who uses the Geographic Assessor?
4. Meaning of Two City Comparison percentages
5. Meaning of structures
Data Background Information
1. Affect of sales and use taxes on calculations
2. How cost-of-living is calculated
3. Two City Comparison - 'renter only' analyses
4. Why is there a sharp decline in the salary differentials for areas in the UK as income levels increase?
5. How does GA determine the closest ERI city?
6. Why would GA not report COL values for some comparisons?
7. Why are there multiple cost-of-labor comparisons available for a city when the results are the same?
8. Why is the % of National Average COL missing in the Two City Comparison table?
More Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs Common to Multiple Assessor Series Applications
1. Where do the numbers for salaries and wages come from?
2. Where do the numbers for cost of living come from?
3. What is the difference between wage and cost-of-living differentials?
4. How is wage data compiled, and how old is the survey data used?
5. How is a job selected for inclusion? What is the sample size?
6. What salary surveys are used?
7. How many incumbents are there?
8. How is salary survey data weighted?
9. How can ERI report salaries by years of experience when some surveys don't?
10. What is statistical analysis?
11. Can I use this data as evidence for expert witness work?
12. Different types of job descriptions
13. Is wage data only from non-union employers?
14. What do the "incentive" amounts represent?
15. Why isn't the exempt status displayed?
16. Is data normalized to a 2080-hour year?
17. Changing the organization size type
18. Setting the salary planning date backwards; pro-rata figure
19. Why can't I find a certain position?
20. Education levels in position descriptions
21. How should I compare pay in different countries?
22. How is the National Average computed? Why is it different from others sources?
23. Accessing data for one quarter; quater-to-quarter comparisons
24. Is revenue "gross" or "net"?
25. Do any of the Assessors have a separate component for "security clearance" in the salary amounts?
26. What is the difference between User-Defined and Manual Averages?
27. How high up in pay do geographic pay differentials extend?
28. Are commissions included in compensation for sales positions?
29. How do you define "assets"?
30. Why is the ERI Closest Matching City found in a ZIP code search different than the Post Office City listed?
31. How are data from multiple salary surveys combined in the Assessor Series?
32. Does ERI collect data on per visit compensation?
33. Does ERI report target sales compensation?
34. Executive cash compensation in privately-held versus publicly-traded companies
35. Why is organization size important when analyzing compensation?
36. What do the "base salary" amounts represent?
37. What do the "total cash" amounts represent?
38. Why don't you show pay figures for all public jobs?
39. Why are results different when comparing the XA and CA?
40. How can I ensure that ZIP codes are formatted correctly in Excel for use in an Assessor Series application?
41. How is the Comparison List - COL in the Geographic Assessor different from the COL Table by Earnings in the Relocation Assessor?
42. How often is ERI Assessor Series data updated?
FAQs About ERI Economic Research Institute
1. What does ERI do?
2. ERI vs. Competitors
3. ERI background to share with management
4. Which companies use ERI data?
5. ERI data vs. data of major consulting firms
6. Why an annual subscription?
7. How do you keep your costs so low?
8. I need help! How do I contact ERI?
Minimum Requirements
Browser Requirements
ERI Economic Research Institute
About ERI
Contact ERI Subscriber Services
ERI Services Agreement
Product and Ordering Information
ERI Products
Ordering Information
Additional Common Topics (Listed Alphabetically)
Access Cloud Assessor Series Homepage
APH Compliance
Area Related Topics
Definition of Geographic Area (Salary / Wage Analyses)
Definition of Geographic Area (Cost of Living)
Small Cities and Towns in ERI's Database
Requests for New Areas
Assessor Series Applications
Salary Assessor
Salary Assessor Background
Geographic Assessor
Geographic Assessor Background
Relocation Assessor
Relocation Assessor Background
Executive Compensation Assessor
Executive Compensation Assessor Background
Nonprofit Comparables Assessor
Nonprofit Comparables Assessor Background
Occupational Assessor (eDOT)
Occupational Assesssor (eDOT) Background
Cloud Assessor Series Homepage
Cloud Assessor Series Homepage Background
Change Password
Copyright
Conference Call Symposiums
Demonstration Version
eDOT Code
ERI and the Internet
ERI Distance Learning Center
ERI Update Newsletter Library
eSIC
Glossary of Compensation and Benefits Terms
Historical Analyses
Industry Classification Sources
Inflation Rates
Links to Third Party Web Sites
Maximum Reasonable Compensation
Means/Medians
NAICS
Participate in a Survey
Percentiles
Section 508 Compliance
Settings Menu
Salary Surveys
Suggest a Title
SVP
Update Available
Additional Geographic Assessor Topics (Listed Alphabetically)
Adjust Salary Levels
Base City/Destination City
Base City's Base Salary Level
Browse Geographic Region
Canadian Counties
Canadian National Average vs. US National Average
Cities Within a Radius of Another
COL Benchmarks
COL Differentials vs. Wage/Salary Differentials
COL Model Benchmarks
COL Value Types
Comparison List - COL Background
Comparison List - Labor Background
Cost-of-Living Assumptions
Cost-of-Living Structures
Create User-Defined Average
Currency
Edit User-Defined Average
Exchange Rate
Export to Excel
Export to PDF
Filters
General Administrative Letter 1-00
General Administrative Letter 2-98
Graphs Detail
Immigration Analysis Background
Import Areas to Comparison List
Import Salary Levels
Import User-Defined Average
Maps Background
Minimum Wage Background
OEWS Area
Postal Code Search
Printing
Reliability Statistics
Relocation Administration
Salary Structure Variances
Save Table
Search Jobs
Select Area
Select User-Defined Average
Semantic Search
Sort Table
Table Rows
Two City Comparison Detail
Wage and Salary Maximum Limits
Wage and Salary Minimum Limits
Wage and Salary Value Types