501 Commons and the King County Veterans, Seniors & Human Services Levy (VSHSL) urge you to complete the Wage & Benefits Survey so nonprofit employers, employees, and job seekers can access up-to-date compensation information for our sector.

The Wage & Benefits Survey is open until June 16, 2023. Later this fall, the aggregated salary information will become available at no cost to nonprofits and job seekers. Have a look at the 2021 501 Compensation Tracker and companion report for a preview of what to expect this fall.

If you need assistance in completing the survey, contact Rita Haronian at (510) 645-1005 or survey@nonprofitcomp.com.

The Employee Engagement Survey is open until June 15, 2023. This survey asks staff questions about compensation, diversity, communications, and other factors contributing to job satisfaction. We believe the results will shed light on what we can do to attract people to enter and remain in nonprofit careers.

Download this toolkit to help you encourage your staff to participate.

There is no cost to participate in the surveys. VSHSL funding allows the aggregate results to be provided to nonprofits as a free community resource. Individual responses will remain confidential. Only aggregate data will be made public. Read more about the two surveys:

About the Wage and Benefits Survey

HR managers, executive directors, finance directors, or anyone with access to staff compensation practices enter wage and benefits data into an online portal. This salary information is easily available at no cost to nonprofits and job seekers through the 501 Compensation Tracker. The survey is open until June 16, 2023.

The time required to input your wage and benefit information varies depending on how many positions you have. Generally, we've found that organizations with 1-20 employees can finish in an hour or less, larger organizations need a couple of hours, and very large organizations (45+ employees) may need to calendar a few hours to do this work.

It is important that organizations of all sizes and types participate in these surveys so that the wage and benefit information is robust and reliable. Organizations outside of King County may benefit from this information as well, but will need to consider differential pay levels in their county.

Employee Engagement Survey

How do we know what employees want and need? Ask them directly! This survey identifies the wage and non-wage factors linked to high employee engagement, retention, and producing strong client services. Employees will be able to complete the survey until June 15, 2023.

The survey will be available in multiple languages. Please note that only part-time and full-time paid staff are eligible to take this survey. Volunteers, board members, interns, and contractors cannot participate.

The survey takes only 15-20 minutes to complete. All employee responses are anonymous.

An organization's executive can request an Employee Engagement survey report comparing their aggregated employee responses to the overall responses. To protect employee anonymity, we will not provide an organizational report if fewer than five employees participate from an organization.