Compensation Research

Setting appropriate staff compensation levels is crucial to recruiting and retaining skilled employees, encouraging and rewarding high performance and ensuring your credit union’s competitiveness in the labor market.

Don’t risk facing the repercussions of offering improper compensation by paying too little or too much: Don’t pay employees enough and they’ll seek employment elsewhere. Pay employees too much and you’ll undermine your pay budget and profitability.

Credit unions must analyze market data and make market comparisons regularly to make sure their compensation levels are appropriate and competitive—ideally, every year or every other year. Three years is the longest an organization should wait between market comparisons, according to compensation experts.

CUNA offers a full line of credit union specific compensation reports to ensure all levels of your credit union’s compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards. Attract and retain your top talent with the full line of trusted compensation resources.



Hear what Rani Craft, VP of Human Resources says about CUNA's Compensation Reports

Salary Survey Resources

Make sure your compensation packages are competitive with CUNA's suite of staff salary surveys. Use the report as your initial investment and then choose from the other supplemental salary survey resources to apply in-depth information.

2012-2013 Complete CU Staff Salary Survey report

This print report provides the most comprehensive compensation analysis available to credit unions. The survey features compensation data for 89 full-time and ten part-time credit union positions. This national salary survey report reflects the most reliable and accurate credit union data nationwide — to be released mid-July.

Also available as a PDF.

Interested in the 2011-2012 Credit Union Staff Salary Survey report? Click here to order this report — available now!

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2012-2013 Small Salary Survey report PDF

The 2011-2012 Small CU Staff Salary Survey Report is designed exclusively for credit unions with $35 million or less in assets.

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2012-2013 CU Staff Salary Metric/Calculation Worksheets

New for 2012! Use the CU Staff Salary Metric/Calculation Worksheets for quick, easy benchmarking. Important metrics/calculations are applied to data tables from the Complete CU Staff Salary Survey.

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2012-2013 Complete CU Staff Salary Survey Data Tables in Excel Format

Purchase an Excel version of the data tables from the 2012-2013 Complete Credit Union Staff Salary Survey Report so that you can apply formulas and insert the data directly into your credit union’s spreadsheets.

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2012-2013 Geographic Customized Salary Survey - Do It Yourself

As a companion product of the 2012-2013 Complete CU Staff Salary Survey Report, only purchasers of the full report may purchase this product.

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2012-2013 Salary Comparisons to Peers - Do It Yourself PDF

Master compensation planning with online access to the survey data used to compile the 2012-2013 Complete CU Staff Salary Survey report.

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2012-2013 Guide to Setting Salaries

An excellent stand-alone tool to assist in instituting a compensation program for your credit union, the guide also shows you how to get the most out of the Complete CU Staff Salary Survey Report.

Also available as a PDF.

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Complete Guide to Setting Salaries

An excellent stand-alone tool to assist in instituting a compensation program for your credit union, the guide also shows you how to get the most out of the Complete CU Staff Salary Survey Report.

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CEO and Senior Executive Salary Survey Resources

Learn how to position your credit union to attract and keep top CEO and executive talent. These reports contain compensation data for credit unions $100 million plus in assets and the results are conveniently categorized for easy referral.

2012-2013 CEO Total Compensation Survey report

This report provides nationwide CEO compensation data for credit unions $100 million plus in assets.

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Interested in the 2011-2012 CEO Total Compensation Survey report? Click here to order this report — available now!

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2012-2013 CEO Total Compensation: Self-Selected Peer Analysis

Make the CEO Total Compensation Survey information work for you! Ensure your CEO compensation package is a perfect fit with CEO Total Compensation: Self-Selected Peer Analysis.

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2012-2013 Senior Executive Compensation Survey report

This report provides nationwide senior executive compensation data for the top four senior executives: EVP, CFO, COO, CIO for credit unions $100 million plus in assets.

Also available as a PDF.

Interested in the 2011-2012 Senior Executive Compensation Survey report? Click here to order this report — available now!

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2012-2013 Guide to Setting Executive Salaries

An excellent stand-alone tool to assist in instituting an executive compensation program for your credit union, the guide also shows you how to get the most out of the CEO Total Compensation Survey Report and the Senior Executive Total Compensation Survey Report.

Also available as a PDF.

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2012-2013 Senior Executive Total Compensation: Self-Selected Peer Analysis

Make the Senior Executive Total Compensation Survey information work for you! Ensure your senior executive compensation package is a perfect fit with Senior Executive Total Compensation: Self-Selected Peer Analysis.

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Additional Survey Resources

These reports provide you with an opportunity to see what types of incentive plans other credit unions are offering and allows you to see how your credit union's benefit packages match up with those of your peers.

2011-2012 Credit Union Turnover and Staffing Survey

This report also covers expenditures associated with salaries, benefits, training, recruiting, and operating expenses. Plus, for the first time ever, metric worksheets which allow you to compare your credit union’s turnover and staffing levels with your peers are included with the report!

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2011-2012 Credit Union Turnover & Staffing Survey PDF

This report also covers expenditures associated with salaries, benefits, training, recruiting, and operating expenses. Plus, for the first time ever, metric worksheets which allow you to compare your credit union’s turnover and staffing levels with your peers are included with the report!

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2010-2011 Credit Union Staff Benefits Survey Report PDF

Ensure your competitive position by comparing the benefit package you offer with credit unions from across the country. See how you match up with your peers. From health to retirement plans, this comprehensive survey tells all. Learn which benefits help attract and retain the staff you need for success.

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