• Contents
• Introduction
  • Methodology/Disclaimer
• Main Tables
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  • Benchmark List
  • Survey & Proxy Analyses
  • Peer Analyses
    • Valuations
  • Advanced Reports
  • Total Compensation
• Using the Executive Compensation Assessor
  • Most Common Tasks
  • Frequently Asked Questions 
    • Using the Executive Compensation Assessor
      • 1. Proxy data points on the graph
      • 2. What data can be modified
      • 3. Altering the graphs 
      • 4. Dots on graph don't correspond to graph lines
      • 5. Why dots on graph include historic data
      • 6. Variance statistics 'not available'
      • 7. Edits to Salary Trend don't affect top six positions
    • Data Background Information
      • 1. Is XA a salary survey?
      • 2. Source of comparable company data
      • 3. Is bonus, incentive pay or other comp included?
      • 4. Is XA a historical database?
      • 5. Summary Compensation Tables - most recent data
      • 6. Definition of maximum reasonable compensation
      • 7. What is Compensation Standard Error? 
      • 8. Definitions of terms used in XA
      • 9. What does the term "Assets" refer to for the Financial industry?
    • 12 Common XA Questions for ERI Expert Witness Voir Dire
• 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 the current release; release-to-release 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?
    • 43. Can I share lists with others on my account?
    • 44. How is the city of London defined in the Assessors?
  • 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?
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