Public Pension Compensation Survey
Complete the 2025 Public Pension Compensation Survey by Tuesday, June 3rd to receive complimentary access to in-depth data (a $2,500 value!). The survey, conducted annually by NCPERS and CBIZ, captures compensation data on 90 common positions found at public pension funds, as well as details on benefits, fund oversight, salary increase planning, and bonuses.
Learn more and find out how to participate. Please review our FAQs page for additional information or contact research@ncpers.org.
2024 Public Pension Compensation Survey
NCPERS and CBIZ partnered to execute the 2024 Public Pension Compensation Survey, capturing in-depth compensation data on 88 common positions at public pension funds. The survey also examined data on benefits, fund oversight, salary increase planning, and bonuses, providing a robust dataset intended to help funds benchmark their compensation and benefits packages against peers.
The survey results are now available in a detailed report, Public Pension Insights 2024: A Comprehensive Survey on Compensation Trends, accompanied by an interactive dashboard. This dashboard allows organizations to filter the data by various criteria—such as region, number of fund staff, or assets under management—enabling them to optimize the mix of funds to which they would like to compare themselves. View a sample of the report.
To access the report and interactive dashboard, complete this form and return to research@ncpers.org. NCPERS members receive a 50% discount on the survey results. Join today to save on your order and begin taking advantage of the many member-only educational opportunities and resources from NCPERS.
Please note: The report has been made available to survey participants for free. To verify whether your organization participated, please contact research@ncpers.org or call 202-601-2445. Interested in participating in the survey next year? Sign up here to learn more.
All sales are final. Please direct any questions to research@ncpers.org.
About the 2024 Public Pension Compensation Survey:
The 2024 survey received responses from 158 public pension funds with a combined 18,969 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee positions and more than $4.5 trillion in assets under management. Order now to access:
- Detailed compensation data for 88 common roles at public pension funds, broken down by assets under management, number of employees, number of members, and more
- Benefits provided to staff, including remote work offerings.
- Current and projected salary increases, along with insights on the salary review components.
- Bonus offerings and structure.
- Oversight responsibilities.
- And much more!
Alongside the detailed report, the interactive dashboard enables organizations to filter the data for more accurate comparisons against peers. Users can apply filters which include elements such as type of participants served, size of fund, number of systems administered, number of fund staff, region, and more. To learn more, contact research@ncpers.org.
Public Pension HR Resources from NCPERS
- Sign up to participate in the HR Roundtable, one of NCPERS’ recurring virtual roundtables where pension fund staff can ask questions, exchange ideas, and tackle common challenges. Participation is free for NCPERS members.
- Attend the Public Pension HR Summit to learn best practices, connect with peers, and continue your professional development (NCPERS is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits).
- Watch a replay of our October 2024 webinar for insights into the compensation and benefits landscape.
- View our previous Public Pension Compensation Surveys here.