Custom Compensation and Benefits Surveys
Tailored HR and market research surveys designed to answer the questions your organization can’t find in off-the-shelf reports
When national or regional surveys don’t give you the insights you need — especially for unique jobs, niche industries, or specialized practices in Oregon and Washington — a custom survey provides the data your organization can act on.
Cascade works with employers to design and deliver custom compensation, benefits, and workforce surveys that reflect your market, your jobs, and your strategic questions.
Why Custom Surveys Matter
Off-the-shelf salary and benefits reports are valuable but sometimes too broad for your specific needs. Employers turn to custom surveys when they need:
- Industry-specific pay and benefits benchmarking
- Custom compensation data for rare or specialized roles
- Benefits cost and design comparisons tailored to your sector
Whether you need to support recruiting, budgeting, retention planning, or board reporting, tailored survey data fills the gaps that general surveys cannot.
What We Can Research For You
Custom survey projects can be built around:
- Industry Compensation and Pay Surveys (e.g., waste services, public power, healthcare)
- Industry Benefits Surveys for detailed fringe benefit comparisons
- Combined Pay and Benefits Benchmarking
We combine third-party confidentiality with professional survey design and analysis so you can trust your data and insights.
How a Custom Survey Works
We help you define objectives, design questions, recruit participants, collect data, and deliver a clear, actionable report. Custom surveys vary in scope and price depending on factors such as:
- survey size and target audience
- industry or job specificity
- number and complexity of survey questions
- reporting format and level of analysis required
Who Uses Custom Surveys
Our clients include:
- private and nonprofit organizations seeking tailored compensation or benefits data
- industry associations running multi-employer benchmarking studies
- employers evaluating new workplace policies or employee feedback
- HR leaders developing pay strategies or benefit redesign
- executive teams needing credible data for strategic decisions
If you are looking for data that reflects YOUR reality, not generic market data, a custom survey may be the right solution.
Frequently Asked Questions
A custom survey is a research project designed specifically for your organization or industry to collect pay, benefits, or workplace data that off-the-shelf surveys cannot provide. It delivers targeted benchmarks and insights you can act on immediately.