What are Market Practice Studies?

There are many aspects of benchmarking pay practices that rely on data collected about employees, but other topics can be surveyed at the company level. For example, while the amount of incentive paid is best measured at the incumbent level, how often bonus awards get paid out generally follows the same practice for everyone. Our Market Practices cover a variety of topics of this nature using five online study questionnaires. These are detailed in the chart below.

Each market study is completed online using a questionnaire accessible during the data collection period from the INPUT page on the Radford Network. Input tiles will be live starting with the January 2023 publication.

Published results are provided to participating organizations at no cost, provided that complete and timely data are received. Custom Reports are available for purchase and subsequent editions of the survey begin with a pre-populated questionnaire making ongoing participation convenient and easy. Participation in each edition is required to qualify for access to each publication.

For 2023 the following studies are planned and this list is subject to change:

Study	Topics
Salary Increase and Turnover Study	Budget/Turnover Actual/budget base salary increases Turnover rates Salary range adjust Pay Delivery Hiring/workforce Performance management Pay for performance Promotion rates
Intern, New Graduate, and Pay Administration Study	Pay Administration Salary ranges Geo pay: salary Sign-on bonus plans On-call practices Shift differential Pay Transparency Intern/New Grad Pay Internship programs Intern pay rates New grad programs New hire starting pay
Employee Experience (with Paid Time-Off)	Employee Experience Virtual work/Wellness Recognition/Learning Retention Corp Response (DEI) Employee Severance Paid Time-Off Policies Vacation/sick/holiday New parent leave Sabbatical Bereavement Jury duty/Military Company shutdown
Short- and Long-Term Incentive Design Study	Short-Term incentives Formal bonus discretionary award  Cash profit-sharing Long-Term incentives SO/RS/PS/LT cash Geo pay: equity Promotion equity NH/OG grant ratio ESPP
Sales Incentive Practices and Car Policy Study	Sales Incentives Commission/Quota plan Cost of sales Quota set/attainment Salesforce organization Incentive Plan Design Defining target cash Use of threshold/caps Payout curve/frequency Performance metrics Car Policies Leased cars Car allowances
Executive Practices Study	Executive Severance Cash compensation Equity compensation Benefits continuation Transition support Change in Control Single Trigger Double Trigger Executive Pay Practices Stock Ownership Exec Perquisities
Private Market Board of Directors Study	Private Company Board structure Board of Director pay annual retainer meeting fees committee fees other compensation Board Member committee participation committee fees
Private Market Equity Refresh Practices Study	Equity Refresh Report topics: "Refresh Grants" "Refreshers" "Follow-on: "Equity Program" Raising Capital: "Series A/BC/DE/F+" VC or PE-back companies