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

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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Average salary increases from 2019-2023

Average Pay Increase Chart

Top 5 Positions with the Fastest Growing Salaries

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
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$4B
$1B
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$2B
$600M
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$1B
$400M
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$600M
$200M
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$400M
$100M
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$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
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$8B
$2B
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$4B
$1B
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$2B
$600M
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$1B
$400M
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$600M
$200M
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$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

Cups of coffee consumed Cups of coffee consumed
Performance reviews completed Performance reviews completed
Total Slack messages Total Slack messages
Jobs graded Jobs graded
Average Wordle score Average Wordle score
Employees added to the system Employees added to the system

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