Compensation, Benefits & Business Trends Data

MRA Surveys provide insights to help you compete, stay informed, and attract and maintain the talent you need. MRA Surveys are respected in the marketplace for having  credible, high-quality data, which is a result of our strong partnerships with members and survey participants. MRA's comprehensive survey reports or select cuts of data give you the metrics you need. MRA's Total Rewards team can help you:

• Benchmark one job or conduct an entire compensation review
• Analyze job descriptions, industries, and different size organizations
• Determine how your benefit package stands up compared to the competition
• Develop the Talent Management Program and Talent Rewards Package you need
• Review the latest in HR business trends to stay current

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Log into your dashboard to locate questionnaire links, final reports, and access our interactive data analytics. Click the gray "Surveys" tab near the top.

Participate in Surveys:

Click "Not Started" or "In Process" link, to participate in any of the open surveys.

MRA member participants receive free reports plus access to our interactive data analytics.

View Survey Reports:

Download the report PDF and access On-Demand and MRAPay (if available).

Purchase Survey Results:

Purchase your survey reports.

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Thank you for your interest and participation in MRA surveys!

Known for local, regional, and national employee-matched, employer reported data--you can be confident your organization is making vital business decisions based on solid, high quality, market data.

Earn HRCI recertification credit and SHRM Professional Development Credit (PDC) through MRA survey participation. Learn More

2022 Survey Calendar:

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MRA JobMatch:

MRA now offers a tool to help you match jobs! Quickly and easily search and match your organization’s job titles to MRA’s surveys.

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Compensation Input Form Video Demo:

A quick demonstration on how to report your compensation data.

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Your organization matters. MRA counts on your participation in providing vital survey input. The more organizations that participate, the more reliable and representative the results! MRA member participants receive the final results for free.

Compensation Surveys:

• Benchmark Compensation
• Industrial & Production Trades
• National Executive Compensation
• National IT & Engineering Compensation
• National Sales Compensation
• National Wage & Salary

Policy & Benefit Surveys:

• Health & Insurance Benefits
• Holiday Practices
• National Policies & Benefits

Industry Surveys:

• Healthcare Compensation Survey
• Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits

Business Trend Surveys:

• Compensation Trends
• National Business Trends
• Turnover

Online survey tools provide the exact data you need to make informed business decisions. Access from your dashboard when you participate.

MRAPay:

Compare your organization’s compensation to MRA’s current, reliable, employer sourced data instantly.

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On-Demand Salary Tool:

Make the tailored data cuts you need with the option to age the data, plus flexible exporting capabilities.

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MRA’s Hot Topic Surveys offer the latest pulse on pivotal issues and trends impacting businesses, by addressing unique areas of interest or concern for business owners. Our surveys deliver aggregate data compiled into summarized format. MRA is committed to providing key insights and takeaways for you to apply in your workplace, gauge the impact on your business, and help you make more informed business decisions. We encourage you to participate and harness one of the many benefits of MRA membership:

• Brief 5-10 questions
• Timely
• Relevant
• Insightful
• Thought provoking

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MRA offers custom research designed around your unique needs. Our services range from questionnaire consultation and programming to reports and in-person presentations. We’re experts in scoping projects to meet your objectives, timing, and budget parameters.

Our expert survey team works closely with you from beginning to end to deliver actionable results on topics such as:

• Compensation
• Benefits
• Customer satisfaction
• Employee engagement
• Turnover
• Retention
• Competitive intelligence
• Hot topics
• Board of Directors

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"GO Riteway uses MRA to administer our annual employee engagement and customer service surveys. Both confidential surveys, the MRA brand ensures our employees and customers that their responses will be handled discreetly. The format is user friendly and we get excellent response rates. MRA compiles annual results by business unit comparing year over year performance by question. The data is invaluable to our effort to identify the topics that are most important to our employees and customers. The surveys are used to kick off conversations around continuous improvement that get incorporated into our planning process. We value MRA as our survey and research partner." - Bob Zanotti, President, GO Riteway

• Survey FAQ's
• Salary Data Aging Calculator

Articles:

• Compensation Philosophy - Is It Really That Important?
• Compensation Survey Data—Lots of Numbers, Which One Do I Need?
• Matchmaking and the Market

Testimonials:

"MRA’s compensation, benefits and business trends surveys have been a critical tool to use in compensation planning at Good Foods Group. I have confidence in the credibility and reliability of the data and have encouraged my colleagues in human resources to participate for even more robust data. MRA makes it as easy as possible to participate. MRA is always just an email, click or phone call away when I have additional questions. We have had great experiences with the staff who is very knowledgeable and supportive." - Jane Kurylo, SPHR, SCP, Human Resources Manager, Good Foods Group, LLC

"MRA surveys are a key resource for us in our annual compensation planning. We value the breadth of positions and benchmarks, and the survey samples align well with our competitive labor market. The surveys are well organized for completion and for accessing the data." - Jennie Hawkins, Chief Administrative Director, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

"Overall, MRA surveys have been comparable to an additional HR teammate in assisting our decisions for recruitment and retention. Because we have access to this valuable data, we have all of the tools necessary for job-pricing, staying competitive in the ever changing employee benefits world, and overall best practices both in our industry and region. The significance that MRA surveys bring to our team is invaluable. The surveys are concise and easy to understand, and MRA is excellent at prompting in far advance of upcoming deadlines for participation. Our organization would not be the same without our partnership with MRA." - Jess Jadwin, Benefits & Compensation Analyst, Feed My Starving Children