Salary survey provider
HR Source salary surveys
HR Source is a member-owned, not-for-profit employers' association that provides HR advice, legal services, training and survey data to employer organizations. Its survey department publishes Chicago-area and Illinois pay surveys, and coordinates national executive, benefits and policy surveys with other members of the Employer Associations of America.
- Headquarters
- Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
- Focus
- Cross-industry employers, Manufacturing and office jobs (Metro Chicago survey), Executives, Not-for-profit organizations, Park districts and recreation agencies, Libraries
- Data covers
- Chicagoland, Illinois, United States (national surveys with Employer Associations of America partners)
- How you get the data
- Employers submit data online through personalized links emailed to their designated survey contact; both members and non-members can take part in most surveys, and some are members only. Reports are sold through HR Source's online Survey Store, with participating members generally receiving the results of surveys they contribute to.
- 295
- participants in the 2026 Metro Chicago Compensation Survey
- 1,804
- participants in the 2026 National Executive Compensation Survey (51st annual edition)
- 1,412
- organizations in the 2026 National Policies & Practices Survey
- Almost 100 years
- conducting employment data surveys
HR Source salary surveys
- Metro Chicago Compensation Survey Benchmarking Report 2026Pay for 215 production, clerical/technical and supervisory/professional jobs, with industry, size and six-area geographic cuts · ChicagolandData effective March 1, 2026; released August 2026
- National Executive Compensation Survey Benchmarking Report 2026Base, variable and total cash pay plus perquisites for 46 executive positions, with board pay and bonus-plan practices · United States (48 states; run with EAA associations)Data effective Feb. 1, 2026; released June 2026
- National Wage & Salary Survey 2026Aged local survey data combined for 151 benchmark office, professional and production jobs across EAA member areas · United States (10 EAA association areas)Data aged to January 1, 2026; released December 2025; annual
- Illinois Non-Profit Survey Benchmarking Report 2026Pay for 117 nonprofit jobs with budget and size cuts · IllinoisData effective September 1, 2025; released February 2026
- Park and Recreation Compensation Survey Benchmarking Report 2026Pay for 84 park district and recreation agency jobs · ChicagolandData effective September 1, 2025; released January 2026
- Park & Recreation Survey Supplemental Report 2025Organization-level data from park districts that opted in, companion to the park and recreation survey · ChicagolandData effective September 1, 2024; released January 2025
- Library Survey Benchmarking Report 2026Pay for 67 library positions plus a benefits section · IllinoisData effective March 1, 2026; released July 2026
- Public Library Supplemental Report 2026Opt-in library-level pay, demographic and benefits data, companion to the library survey · IllinoisData effective March 1, 2026; released July 2026
- National Benefits Survey 2025Health, welfare, retirement and part-time employee benefits · United States (EAA association areas)Released March 2025; conducted every two years in late summer/early fall
- Chicagoland Benefits Survey 2025Local edition of the benefits survey from HR Source members · ChicagolandReleased March 2025; conducted every two years in late summer/early fall
- National Policies & Practices Survey 2026Employee policies, pay practices, time off and related HR practices · United States (EAA association areas)Data collected September–October 2025; released March 2026
- Chicagoland Policies & Practices Survey 2026Local edition of the policies and practices survey · ChicagolandData collected September–October 2025; released March 2026
- National Business Trends Survey 2026 (Members Only)Executive views on business outlook, hiring and pay strategy · United StatesData effective October 1, 2025; released December 2025; annual
- Economic Conditions Pulse Survey 2025Snapshot of business conditions, staffing and workforce challenges (members only)Data effective January 1, 2025; released December 2024
Survey list and figures from HR Source’s website, checked October 8, 2026.
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