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2021 Fourth Quarter

Civilian workers’ compensation costs 12-month growth rate of 4.0 percent growth is the highest in 20 years.
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2021 Fourth Quarter

2021 Third Quarter

Although varying by occupation and sectors, compensation witnesses record-high growth increase in 17 years.
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2021 Third Quarter

2021 Second Quarter

Propelled by rising private sector compensation, ECI growth rate recovers to pre-pandemic level.
Cover image of 2021 Q2 commentary.
2021 Second Quarter

2021 First Quarter

As ECI growth rate approaches pre-Covid pace, low-wage workers are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Cover image for 2021 Q1 commentary.
2021 First Quarter

Fourth Quarter of 2020

Wage and salary growth in the public sector decelerates. Meanwhile, the private sector growth gap widens among occupations.
Cover image for the 2020 Q4 ECI commentary.
Fourth Quarter of 2020

ICS research student pens insights on pay dispersion

Junhyuk Oh MILR '20 conducted a literature review on how leadership can support a dispersed pay structure by sustaining positive outcomes.
Cover image of a student spotlight story.
ICS research student pens insights on pay dispersion

ICS welcomes five students into the Fall 2020 student research mentoring program

ICS continues its student research mentoring program
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ICS welcomes five students into the Fall 2020 student research mentoring program

ICS advances study of salary history question ban

ICS examins the effect of New York City’s Salary History Question Ban
salary history question ban
ICS advances study of salary history question ban

Research continues on CEO compensation and firm performance with Pearl Meyer & Partners

Hassan Enayati launches new phase of research on CEO compensation and firm performance with Pearl Meyer & Partners.
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Research continues on CEO compensation and firm performance with Pearl Meyer & Partners

ICS research student pens insights on pay dispersion

Junhyuk Oh MILR '20 conducted a literature review on both leadership and pay dispersion to gain insights on two areas and apply key ideas from both fields to hypothesize for further investigation.
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ICS research student pens insights on pay dispersion

Chelsea Pan ILR '21

Student Researcher at the Institute for Compensation Studies
Cover image for Chelsea Pan's Testimonial.
Chelsea Pan ILR '21

Juliana Rich ILR '21

Student Researcher at the Institute for Compensation Studies
Cover image for Juliana Rich's testimonial, relevant to her research in nurses' compensation.
Juliana Rich ILR '21