US New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey

What does the incoming workforce want

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It’s exciting to recruit fresh talent, but with shifting preferences, setting graduate hiring salaries or figuring out perks that Generation Z finds the most valuable, can leave many scratching their heads.

Make strategic HR decisions, with regards to young talent, using the US New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey. Get your starting pay right, with compensation data across nine degree types and 15 discipline types. Gain valuable insights into the top recruitment and compensation trends with data from 280 organizations from across the country. Evaluate your talent strategy by comparing data from this gen z survey, such as:

  • New graduate salaries
  • Hourly rates for co-op students
  • Hourly intern rates
  • Tuition reimbursement or assistance for co-op students and summer interns
Do you have the data to attract your workforce of the future?

Participation open: June – July

Data effective : July 1

Results publish: October

2023 Results Available

  • 280 organizations
  • USD 850 – 2,550
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Survey Statistics

  • # Organizations: 280

Based on data from the 2023 US New Graduate and Generation Z Compensation Survey

Data Collected

  • Annual starting salaries for new graduates
  • Hourly rates for co-op students
  • Hourly rates for summer interns
  • Tuition reimbursement or assistance for co-op students and summer interns
  • Sign-on bonuses for new graduates

Data Analyzed

Types of Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)/Bachelor in Commerce (BCom)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (BEng/BSc Eng)
  • Bachelor of Science (BS/BSc)
  • Community College Diploma/Associates Degree
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Master of Arts (MA)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Science (MSc)
Regions
  • North Central
  • Northeast
  • South Central
  • Southeast
  • West Coast

Discipline

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Biology
  • Business/Finance
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Human Resources
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Information Technology
  • Law
  • Life Sciences
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Pharmacy
  • Physics

Position Families Analyzed

  • Co-op students
  • New graduates
  • Summer interns

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Participating Companies

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2023 survey participation is now open!

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Key Dates:

  • Participation opens June 12, 2023
  • Participation closes July 28, 2023

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  • Maximize your budget by making informed decisions to ensure you are not overpaying or underpaying
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Sample Report

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