| FAQs about Abbott, Langer Association Surveys |
 | 1. What type of salary information do you provide? |
| 2. Where do you get your information? |
| 3. How current is your data? |
| 4. How are these surveys different than ERI's Assessor Series? |
| 5. How soon are survey inputs integrated into report results? |
| 6. How do you define annual salary, incentive variable pay, direct compensation, etc.? |
| 7. How is a "job" selected to be included in a survey? |
| 8. Where can I find more detailed pay information? |
| 9. Who uses ALAS surveys? |
| 10. How is the rate of error calculated? |
| 11. What is the difference between "mean" and "median"? |
| 12. How are percentiles defined? |
| 13. Do you use "gross" or "net" figures? |
| 14. What about executive pay figures that should be adjusted for the size of the enterprise? |
| 15. Who produces the surveys? |
| 16. How do I contact ALAS customer service? |
| 17. What background regarding ALAS can I share with management? |
| 18. What if I can't find the job and location I'm researching? |
| 19. Why do you have salary questionnaires? |
| 20. Where should I go for compensation advice? |
| 21. Where can I find cost-of-living comparison reports? |
| 22. How many hours of work are your annual gross income rates based on? |
| 23. Can I get historical pay data? |
| 24. How do you define small and large organizations? |
| 25. Does ALAS provide benefits reports? |
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