4A’s 2023 Salary Survey

The 4A’s 2023 Employee Compensation Survey Report (a.k.a. Salary Survey) is now available.

Request to Purchase PDF Report + Digital Dashboard ($875)

Request to Purchase PDF Report Only ($675)

This 2023 Employee Compensation Survey Report provides 4A’s member agencies reliable and statistically relevant salary comparables by market. The study reports information on base salaries and does not include contributions to pension or profit-sharing plans, bonuses, gifts, or other special compensation. Salary data, paid to employees, was reported on an annual basis as of May 31, 2023. Responses were collected from 4A’s members between September and October of 2023. All 4A’s member agencies were invited to participate in the survey.

Survey Report Highlights

The study reflects the responses of 421 agency offices, representing 220 agencies and provides data on over 36,000 salaries for 290 job titles across 24 agency departments.

Two hundred and fourteen respondents are network agency members representing 51% of total respondents and 207 respondents are independent agencies representing 49% of total respondents. There are 9 agency size categories ranging from as small as Up to 15 employees to over 500 employees. Trending comparisons are available by position, department, and overall year over year.

Survey data is made available in both a PDF report as well as an interactive Power BI Dashboard. The report has three sections with the data broken down (1) by size of agency by number of employees and (2) by geographic location. Section 3 includes, for reference, the list of standardized job titles used in the study and corresponding job descriptions.

Ordering Information

The 4A’s 2023 Employee Compensation Survey Report is available for purchase to 4A’s members only. This report is not available to non-members. Those 4A’s members that participated in the study will receive a complimentary copy of the report. The cost for 4A’s members that did not participate in the study is $675 for the PDF report and $875 for the PDF Report + Digital Dashboard.

Please note that access to the report is limited to senior agency roles in human resources, finance and agency Chief Executive Officers and Presidents.

If you have any questions, require further information, or would like to verify whether your agency participated in the study please contact the 4A’s Business Intelligence and InsightGroup at [email protected].