US Mercer SIRS® – Benchmark Survey: High Technology - STEM

Influence top talent with competitive compensation offerings

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As an industry focused on building the future of work, long before most, attracting the best and brightest employees in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math is nothing new. Competition for talent is more intense than ever, though, as organizations across all industries look to innovate. Having a competitive compensation strategy built for the future is paramount to success.

Effectively manage your talent strategy with the High Technology – STEM portion of the US Mercer SIRS ^® Benchmark Survey. Benchmark your data across 23 industry-specific and cross-industry job families. Analyze critical aspects of your compensation strategy — from base pay, salary range, and grade, to job titles and total cash compensation — with data collected for 2,050 STEM positions from across the country. The compensation data included ranges from entry-level to lower executive level positions within the high tech – STEM fields of:

Aerospace and Defense
Electronics
Energy
Manufacturing
Research and Development
Systems
Technical Services

Current, reliable data
In light of the economic and workforce changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercer conducted a “data refresh” in August to address any market movement that occurred after the initial survey participation period. You will receive the results of the refresh free with your purchase.

This added step to ensure you have access to the most current, reliable data means you can move forward confidently with your pay decisions knowing that your data accurately reflect the market.

Are you ready to influence your industry with a competitive compensation strategy?

Participation open: March – May

Results publish: September

2020 Results Available

2,050 positions published
USD 10,500

Sample report

Position list

Product Details

Survey Statistics

# Positions Surveyed: 3,184
# Positions Published: 2,050
# Organizations: 214
# Observations: 852,676

Based on data from the 2020 US Mercer SIRS - Benchmark Survey: High Technology - STEM. Data minimum and suppression rules account for the difference between the number of positions surveyed and published.

ALL SIRS Benchmark Industries

# Positions Surveyed: 4,859
# Positions Published: 3,651
# Organizations: 635
# Observations: 1,715,092

Based on data from the 2020 US Mercer SIRS® – Benchmark Survey. Data minimum and suppression rules account for the difference between the number of positions surveyed and published.

Data Collected

Base Pay
FLSA Status
Job Titles
Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
Organization Data
Salary Range and Grade
Short-term Incentive Eligibility and Amounts
Sales Incentive Eligibility and Grants
Total Cash Compensation

Data Analyzed

Job Categories Analyzed

Administrative
Management
Support
Technical/Licensed

Geographic Area

Metropolitan Area
National
Regional

High Technology - STEM

Aerospace & Defense
Electronics
Energy
Manufacturing
Research and Development
Systems
Technical Services

Benchmark Families Analyzed

Cross Industry Job Families

Administrative Services
Communications
Contracts
Environmental, Health & Safety
Facilities
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Legal & Regulatory
Library Sciences
Marketing
Sales
Security
Strategy & Planning
Supply Chain
Technical Product Support

Industry Specific Job Families

Airline operations
Airport operations
Engineering & Sciences Support
Engineering & Sciences
Flight
Manufacturing
Quality

Survey results are delivered in Mercer WIN®, giving you access to the data through a variety of customizable parameters.

Survey Schedule

Participation open: March 1
Participation deadline: May 14
Date Effective: April 1
Results publish: September

Position List & Sample Report

Position List

View the position list included in this survey.

Sample Report

View a sample report of this survey to see what's included .

Participating Companies

View a list of the participating companies included in this survey here.

Ordering

Product	Participant	Non-Participant
2020 US Mercer SIRS® – Benchmark Survey (Premium)	USD 10,500	N/A

Please note:
Base price includes two users; additional users may be added at additional rates - USD 1,250 per user / Additional Custom Report: USD 1,450. Pricing may vary for multi-entity organizations.

The Premium Option (Benchmark Survey):

Unlimited peer groups
Access to all industry and sub-industry cuts
All geographic locations including city and state
Market selections including revenue, headcount, organization ownership, and more
Full analytical flexibility to combine/create statistics based on any query or filter

Individuals or companies using Mercer data for consulting services or commercial purposes are subject to different rates. Please call for more information.

2021 Survey Participation

2021 survey participation is now closed. The act of submitting data to a survey is known as survey participation and your company is then viewed as a participant. Survey participation is open to all organizations and is required to purchase results.

Why should you participate?

Align your pay to the market.
Maximize your budget by making informed decisions to ensure you are not overpaying or underpaying.
Identify “hot jobs” and areas of focus for your company.
Receive invitations to exclusive participant-only events.

To learn more about how you can become a participant, please contact us.

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