Careful attention is paid to preserving the confidentiality of data reported by participating organizations. The following reporting standards were applied to the compensation data provided:
- No Base Salary, Incentive, Total Cash or other information is reported where there are fewer than 5 primary participants, regardless of the number
of incumbents reported - Where there are 5 primary participants and a minimum of 5 reported incumbents, the Average (Mean) is reported
- Median is provided where there are a minimum of 5 primary participants and 5 incumbents reported
- 25th and 75th Percentile values are provided where there are a minimum of 5 primary participants and 5 incumbents reported
- 10th and 90th Percentile values are provided where there are a minimum of 10 primary participants and 10 incumbents reported
- To preserve confidentiality, we do not report the Highest or Lowest values
- Where the minimum values for reporting purposes are not reached, the data are suppressed and are not recorded in the report.
In addition, the overall pattern of reported data is analyzed based on the returned questionnaires to validate both the quality of job matching and the accuracy of the numbers provided. In a number of cases, participants are contacted during the analysis process to clarify elements of their submissions and some submitted information was revised as a result.
