Watson Wyatt Data Services Releases 2009/2010 Canadian Survey Report on
Middle & Supervisory Management Compensation
- Short-term incentive awards were highest for employees working in the Retail and Whole Trade Sector. - Short-term incentive payments were more prevalent among managers and supervisors working in Quebec compared to other provinces surveyed.
The data are based on the responses of 264 organizations encompassing 1,397 locations reporting data on 23,305 incumbents. Data are presented on a total of 51 geographic areas and 97 industry classifications.
Bonus/Profit Sharing Trends
Overall, 60.2 percent of management and supervisory personnel received a short-term incentive payment (comprised of bonus, profit sharing and/or other cash) averaging 14.1 percent of salary, for all salary levels combined. Within the six salary distinctions, the percentage of employees receiving an award varied by more than 30 percentage points. Employees with a base salary between
The percentage of management and supervisory personnel receiving a bonus varied significantly among the sectors reported. Banking and Finance had the highest percentage of employees receiving a short-term incentive award at 73.1 percent, while the Utilities and Energy Sector had the lowest at 40.2 percent. Employees working in the Retail and Whole Trade Sector received the highest incentive payments, averaging 19 percent of salary. The smallest payments, averaging just 8.3 percent of salary, were reported for employees working in the Insurance Sector.
Regional differences varied by almost 15 percentage points, with
Organization size was not a significant factor in determining whether an employee received a short-term incentive payment, with less than 15 percentage points separating the four full-time employee (FTE) size categories. The highest percentage of incumbents receiving an incentive payment was reported in organizations with less than 300 FTEs, at 68.5 percent; the lowest percentage of incumbents receiving, at 54.3 percent, was reported for organizations having between 300 and 999 FTEs. Managers and supervisors in organizations with 2,500 FTEs or more received the largest payouts, averaging 16.3 percent of salary, whereas those incumbents in organizations with fewer than 300 FTEs received the smallest payouts, averaging 12.1 percent of salary.
The 2009/2010 Canadian Survey Report on Middle & Supervisory Management Compensation is available online, or as an online/printed report set.
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