Welcome to the 2022-2023 Compensation Report
It's officially budget building season. Throughout this page, you'll find timely resources (and a few fun surprises) that have been hand-picked by the BalancedComp team to set you up for success in 2023.

The Definitive Merit Increase Matrix for 2023
Every financial institution relies on some form of a merit increase matrix to ensure that they are paying for the performance of their top employees. 2023 is shaping up to be the most consequential year to date for compensation. Having an accurate and timely merit increase matrix will help to guide you through turbulent times in the financial industry.
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According to 2022-2023 BalancedComp Salary & Incentive Survey
Changes in Executive Salaries in 2023
What did the BalancedComp team love in 2022?
What did the BalancedComp
team love in 2022?
Average 2022 incentive pay amounts
Banks
Job Classification | $2B - $4B |
$1B - $2B |
$600M - $1B |
$400M - $600M |
$200M - $400M |
$100M - $200M |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exempt | 10.60% | 9.50% | 8.22% | 8.00% | 7.40% | 7.00% |
Non-Exempt | 6.70% | 6.15% | 5.35% | 5.30% | 5.15% | 4.90% |
CEO | 60.00% | 40.00% | 31.00% | 28.00% | 24.25% | 19.00% |
C-Suite Executive |
34.00% | 25.00% | 20.00% | 18.00% | 16.00% | 13.75% |
Executive Non-C-Suite |
22.50% | 17.50% | 16.45% | 14.70% | 12.75% | 11.00% |
Credit Unions
Job Classification | $4B - $8B |
$2B - $4B |
$1B - $2B |
$600M - $1B |
$400M - $600M |
$200M - $400M |
$100M - $200M |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exempt | 10.55% | 9.45% | 8.07% | 6.77% | 6.45% | 6.33% | 5.81% |
Non-Exempt | 7.10% | 6.33% | 5.80% | 4.67% | 4.44% | 4.38% | 4.31% |
CEO | 32.00% | 27.56% | 23.86% | 18.57% | 15.27% | 12.64% | 12.64% |
C-Suite Executive |
28.55% | 23.34% | 18.10% | 13.39% | 11.73% | 10.50% | 8.25% |
Executive Non-C-Suite |
25.00% | 20.99% | 15.54% | 12.55% | 11.50% | 10.17% | 8.06% |
Stats from the BalancedComp team in 2022
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