The PayScale Index (US): Trends in Compensation

2012: Large companies have managed a swifter recovery from the recession, than small- and medium-sized companies. In Q1 2012, large company employees’ wages rose to 1 percent above their late 2008 peak levels, marking a new all-time high since being tracked by The PayScale Index. Large company wages are up 2.5 percent year-over-year for the beginning of 2012.

2007-2011: Large company wage trends since 2006 generally maintained a positive gap above overall national results. Wages for workers at large companies rose swiftly in 2007 and 2008, dropped somewhat in 2009 and then remained steady, rising a bit in 2010. By the end of 2010, they were up about 1 percent over national trends. Then, in Q4 2011, large company employees’ wages rose to their late 2008 peak levels, returning to their all-time high since being tracked by The PayScale Index.

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The PayScale Index tracks quarterly changes in total cash compensation for full-time, private industry employees in the United States. In addition to a national index, it includes separate indices for specific industries, metropolitan areas, job categories, and company sizes. The PayScale Index uses 2006 average total cash compensation as a baseline.

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