To establish industry-wide salary benchmarks

To determine the salary for a specific job

To provide employee discounts

To enhance survey value

To provide easier job matching

Combine into one factor, then age

Age both years first, then subtract the second year

Age one year first, then age the second year

If your job matches 80% or higher, it's a "strong" match

If your job matches 70% or higher, it's a "strong" match

If your job matches 60% or higher, it's a "strong" match

Only online survey

Only company's internal survey

Custom third-party survey

Government survey

It is never appropriate; organizations should not share pay decisions with employees.

If the organizational culture supports open communications

If the organization's competitors practice open communications.

Job evaluation method

Market pricing method

Point factor method

Maturity curves

The extent to which the survey has been audited

The number of survey questions

The type of survey methodology used

The length of the survey