Florida
Wage & Salary
Survey
Why are salary surveys used and
why should I participate?
This is a question that is frequently asked. But before you decide that a wage &
salary survey isn’t going to benefit you, consider how one can help you to:
 Price jobs and determine market positions
 Document budget & structure trends
 Identity and defend current practices
 Attract & retain top talent
 Engage employees
 Reward fairly
Understanding the Survey
Before you participate in a wage & salary survey, it is important to understand the
factors that are involved in collecting and calculating the data. EAF’s Wage &
Salary Survey covers......
 Location
4 regions that cover all of Florida
 Industry
Manufacturing, non-manufacturing, hi-tech
 Function
Job descriptions that describe the function of each position
Time Saving Hints
(keep this information in mind while completing the survey!)
 When matching the jobs (which is the most time consuming aspect of the
survey), please note which EAF job (by code #) you matched to your job.
 Keep a copy of the completed questionnaire, then each year you will only
have to rematch jobs in your organization to our survey if there are new jobs
in your organization, if the job descriptions/job duties in your organization
have changed, or if EAF adds or revises jobs.
 Add the EAF job code # to which you matched your job into your HRIS
system so that each year you simply need to run a report in Excel and
submit it to EAF!
Instructions
 Report individual rates of pay only. Do NOT report averages or ranges.
 Report base pay only, unless otherwise indicated.
 Report wages in either HOURLY or ANNUAL figures.
 Submit data only for individuals who work full time. EXCEPTION:
Entertainment, Production, Tourism & Hospitality Industry
Please Read Job Descriptions Fully
Before Filling In The Data Requested!
 Be certain the jobs you are reporting closely
correspond with these descriptions. Do not match
by job title or by job grade.
Consult, if needed, internally with your appropriate
supervisors/managers for the technical assistance
needed to appropriately match the descriptions.
*Please Note*
 Jobs have been assigned numbers and they will rarely change.
 Only key jobs are being surveyed. Some of your positions will
not fit the descriptions given. Enter only rates of pay for your
jobs that reasonably fit these descriptions. If an employee
performs duties that appear in more than one job description,
enter the person’s rate only once opposite the job description
that represents the highest skill or level of performance for
which you pay to retain the employee on this job.
 A questionnaire is to be completed and returned for each work
location reported. Where multi-location information is furnished
from a central source, each individual location’s data is to be
reported on a separate questionnaire template.
Completing the Questionnaire
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Go to http://www.eafinc.org/eaf/wagesurvey/florida/wage_survey.html to download the
excel template and save it to your hard drive.
Report data as of March 1 of the current year.
Submit full-time employee data only. Exception: Entertainment, Production, Tourism,
and Hospitality.
Only key jobs are being surveyed so read the job descriptions fully. You can print the
Job Descriptions from http://www.eafinc.org/eaf/wagesurvey/florida/wage_survey.html
Report individual rates of pay only. Do NOT report averages.
Note: Since some of your jobs will not fit the descriptions provided, enter only rates of pay for jobs that
reasonably fit these descriptions. If an employee performs duties that appear in more than one description,
submit that employee’s rate to the position that represents the best match.
There are two worksheets in the Excel template. The first worksheet has 3 sections for data
input; these sections cover your company information and general practices. The second
worksheet is for your overall wage data. To see how to complete these worksheets, continue
thru the next couple of slides.
Section 1 of the first worksheet is for your general Company Information. Simply
type in the requested data!
Section 2 of the first worksheet is for your Specific Compensation Data.
Section 3 of the first worksheet is for your Practices & Wage Adjustment information.
The second worksheet of the template is for your overall General Compensation
Data. This worksheet is so easy to complete – simply list the actual pay rate for
each position matched and the number of employees at that pay rate.
Once you have completed this section in Excel, you can save your data and cut and
paste the information for next year’s survey. Since job codes usually remain the
same, this means you only have to update the Rate of Pay information for each
individual in the position.
The following is an example of how to complete this section of the questionnaire:
EAF Job
Code
Rate of Pay
Your Job Title
(Hourly or Annual)
# of
Employees at
this Rate
1001
Accountant I
$30,000.00
1
1001
Accountant I
$25,000.00
1
1001
Accountant I
$25,500.00
1
The annual Wage & Salary Survey is a FREE EAF member benefit. We encourage
you to participate. The more members we have participating, the more valuable
the survey will be to everyone.
Go to http://www.eafinc.org/eaf/wagesurvey/florida/wage_survey.html to download
the Excel template and submit your survey today!
Please return your completed questionnaire to Christine Crews at
chris@eafinc.org or fax 407.260.2876.
If you have questions, please contact Christine Crews at 407-260-6556, or by email
at chris@eafinc.org.