Get Your Salary Structure In Order For 2013

As we head further into 2013, many people are already honoring (or breaking) their New Year's resolutions, while some others haven't quite decided what they want to change. If you count yourself among that last group, here's a good suggestion: Make better decisions with your organization's salary structure.

The NonProfit Times' 2012 Salary and Benefits Reports are great resources for nonprofit managers that have questions about whether their employees are being compensated at a level that is up to industry standards. NPT offers five reports that feature the most up-to-date information on salary and benefits based on responses from organizations from across the United States.

The most popular report is the 2012 Nonprofit Organizations Salary and Benefits Report. This detailed  report will give you the salary range for nearly 252 positions in the nonprofit sector, as well as the types of benefits these positions receive (flex days, bonuses, etc.).

The other four reports are:

• 2012 Nonprofit Organizations Salary Report: This one is useful for organizations that already have a handle on their benefits packages, but need information to create competitive salary structures.
• 2012 Nonprofit Organizations Benefits Report: Similar to the report above, this is the one to purchase if your nonprofit only needs help with creating competitive benefits packages for its employees.
• 2012 Nonprofit Organizations Top Executive Positions and Special Perks Report: Nonprofit executive compensation is so important to understand thoroughly. In order to attract the best people to be a part of a nonprofit organization, a very competitive environment, you need to make sure that you offer appealing compensation packages for hiring individuals who you wish to play an important role in your organization.
• 2012 Nonprofit Organizations New York State Salary and Benefits Report: Get the most current information available about nonprofit salaries and benefits in the state of New York. This report provides the latest and most complete salary information available on 170 nonprofit positions from entry level to the executive office including base salary, bonus practices, total cash compensation, salary increases, employee turnover, and more.

All five of these reports are available via our online store.

Top 20 Employee Benefits Offered By NY Nonprofits

The nonprofit jobs that were most likely to receive bonus pay were examined in a post last week. Today, we will take a look at some of the non-cash perks that are given to employees.

Benefits given by organizations in one state are not necessarily the same in another. Nowhere is this more true than in New York, home to some of the most diverse groups of nonprofits in the country. In The NonProfit Times' 2012 New York Nonprofits Salary and Benefits Report, employee benefits are studied at the many organizations based in the Empire State. From the large organizations in the heart of Manhattan to the government-related groups in Albany, nonprofits in this state give a wide range of perks to their workers.

Based on the 34,243 individuals surveyed for this report, we were able to determine that the following 20 benefits were the most common among New York nonprofits:

• Paid Company Holidays -- 87.99%
• Medical Insurance Coverage -- 87.39%
• Retirement Benefits -- 78.80%
• Paid Vacation -- 78.21%
• Paid Sick Leave -- 75.14%
• Paid Bereavement Time -- 69.55%
• Dental Insurance Coverage -- 61.58%
• Paid Personal Days -- 61.45%
• Flextime -- 46.55%
• Basic Life Insurance -- 43.79%
• Flexible Spending Account Benefit -- 39.78%
• Short-Term Disability -- 36.39%
• Free/Subsidized Parking -- 33.74%
• Business Casual Days -- 33.00%
• Paid Floating Holidays -- 32.12%
• Long-Term Disability -- 30.77%
• Domestic Partner Coverage -- 30.54%
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) -- 28.08%
• Full-Time Business Causal Policy -- 25.37%
• Paid Association/Professional Society Dues -- 24.48%

You can purchase the New York Nonprofits Salary and Benefits Report, as well as our other four studies, on our online store.

10 Nonprofit Positions Most Likely To Receive Bonus Pay

Though they usually get most of the attention, nonprofit executives are not always the most likely to receive bonus pay from their organizations. As our 2012 Salary and Benefits Reports reveal, there are many positions that are also in the running for bonuses.

Bonuses come in many different forms but for the purposes of this post, we are referring to those that increase the salary of the employee. Keep in mind that having one of the jobs listed below does not guarantee you are going to be given a bonus. All this shows is that, from the 103,005 nonprofit employees we surveyed across the country, these positions were deemed most likely to get bonus pay. While some of these 10 positions will not surprise you, others may be more of a shock.

Top 10 Positions Most Likely to Receive Bonus Pay:

• Scientific Journal Communications Manager -- 60.00%
• Chief Medical Officer -- 50.00%
• Order Picker -- 45.45%
• Regional Area Income Development VP/Director -- 43.75%
• Area Manager -- 43.75%
• Vocational or Placement Counselor -- 43.48%
• Chief Marketing Officer -- 41.67%
• Chief Operating Officer/Associate Executive Director -- 41.30%
• Meetings & Events Manager/Planner -- 41.07%
• Print Shop Manager -- 40.00%

To get more information like this, purchase one of our four 2012 Salary and Benefits Reports.