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APPA Salary Survey Public Power Compared to IOUs and Cooperatives March 2004 Prepared by: Milliman USA 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3800 Seattle, Washington 98101-2605 206-504-5545. Survey Participants. Findings. $5 to $50 million revenue
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APPA Salary SurveyPublic Power Compared to IOUs and CooperativesMarch 2004Prepared by:Milliman USA1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3800Seattle, Washington 98101-2605206-504-5545
Findings $5 to $50 million revenue • APPA members tend to pay at or below average for all positions in the analysis. $51 to $300 million revenue • APPA members tend to pay above average for lower level positions and progressively below average as positions become more senior. Other • Bonus eligibility increases with the size of the organization • Long-term incentive programs are virtually non-existent among the smaller organizations and only in place at one-third or less of larger organizations, depending on the position.
Conclusions • Cooperatives and investor-owned utilities already appear to have established somewhat more aggressive compensation practices than their public counterparts. • Smaller public power utilities appear to be at greater risk in the competition for labor talent than do the larger organizations. • The use of short-term incentives is one approach to providing competitive total cash compensation levels, one which should be given serious consideration in establishing a competitive total pay program. • APPA members with over $50 million in revenue should seriously evaluate their incentive programs given the findings of this survey that bonuses are used by over half of the coops and IOUs. • The relative infrequency of use of long-term incentives may provide APPA members with an opportunity to lead the market by using this type of compensation vehicle.