Utilities Compensation Survey - 2025

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The Utilities Compensation Survey is a unique study dedicated to collecting pay and policy information for the specialized industry roles which are not commonly found in other survey sources. The survey has been designed with the guidance of an active Advisory / Design Team consisting of the utilities listed below. With 120 participants in the 2024 survey, we would welcome the participation of your organization the next edition.

Advisory / Design Team

Each year a group of dedicated organizations work directly with Western Management Group to review and revise the survey to meet the needs of all participants. We would like to thank the Advisory Team for their assistance in making this survey what it is today.

Citizens Energy Group
City of Rock Hill
Cleco
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Dominion Energy
Farmington Electric Utility
System
Loup River Public Power
District
Lower Colorado River
Authority
Nebraska Municipal Power
Pool Energy
Northwestern Energy
NRG Energy
OGE Energy
Oklahoma Municipal Power
Authority
Pensacola Energy
Upper Peninsula Power
Company
WPPI Energy

In recognition for their efforts, survey Advisory Team members receive a $600 discount off of their Custom Report Access fees. If you are interested in joining the Advisory Team, please feel free to contact us for more information.

Key Features

Total Cash Compensation data including Base Salary, Profit Sharing, Performance Bonuses, Team Awards, Discretionary Bonuses, etc.
Geographic breakouts of data for major regions, states, and over 100 major metropolitan areas throughout the country
Product and Revenue Level breakouts
120 participants were included in the 2024 edition
164 benchmark jobs, each with detailed job descriptions

New This Year

Please refer to the survey Input Instructions for a full list of updated and revised survey content.

Survey Schedule

October 2024
November 2024
January 2025

1 January 2024

28 February 2025

May 2025

Survey Advisory Team Meeting
Distribution of Input Materials

Survey Participant Meeting
Effective Date of Data

Deadline for Submission of Data - Earn a $100 discount for submitting on-time!

Results Available for Participants via DataCentral®

Survey Fees

Summary Report PDF = FREE: There is no cost for your participation and your organization will receive a complimentary PDF copy of the Summary version of the final report in appreciation for your data submission.

Uploadable Excel Report = $ 1,050: Contains summary information on each job for all companies in the survey, and can be uploaded to common survey analysis tools for further analysis, manipulation, editing and review.

Standard Report = $ 1,750: Includes all data from all participants displayed in Summary, Detail, Breakout, and Gender reports in PDF format. ALSO includes the Uploadable Excel Report for no additional fee.

Custom Report Access = $ 4,000: Includes the Standard Reports and the Uploadable Excel Report spreadsheet, plus detailed and customized reporting capability. This option is ideal for those who want reports on selected sets of participants or to meet selected scoping specifications. You have complete flexibility in defining the content and coverage of your own reports. A variety of report formats are available including Summary, Detail, Breakout, Gender, and Market Comparison Reports in both PDF and Excel formats. In addition, customizable Uploadable Excel Reports are available, which provides your choice of data elements in an uploadable spreadsheet format.

Survey Discounts

We firmly believe in rewarding our survey participants for helping to make our surveys better. You can earn significant discounts this year on your Standard Report or Custom Report Access!

$ 100		On-Time Discount if you submit your data by 28 February 2025 - applicable towards the Standard or Custom Reports
$ 100		PolicyCentral® Discount if you complete/update the "CORE" topics in PolicyCentral - applicable towards the Standard or Custom Reports
$ 250		Previous Participant Discount for all 2024 Utilities Compensation Survey Participants - applicable towards the Standard or Custom Reports
$ 600		Advisory Team Discount applicable towards Custom Report Access

Participants are invoiced when we receive their input to the survey. All applicable discounts are applied at that time.

Survey Results and Samples - DataCentral®

There are two levels of results access available depending on your needs…whether you only need the Standard Report in PDF or XLS format covering ALL of the participants and ALL of the jobs, or Custom Report access which provides complex reporting “drill-down” capabilities. Regardless of the level chosen, all participants will receive a FULL YEAR of 24x7 access to DataCentral® to download your reports online, or run unlimited Custom Reports and get immediate results. Both levels described below will provide the analyses in both PDF and XLS Formats.

STANDARD DOWNLOADABLE REPORTS

Download the full survey Standard Report which contains ALL data from ALL participants. Your data is included in the computation of job data statistics and totals. Available in both Adobe Acrobat.pdf and Excel.xls formats, at no additional cost.

Job Descriptions: Uploadable job descriptions in Excel, Word and Adobe Acrobat are also provided at no additional cost.

Summary Report: Displays a line of data for each job, including basic statistics such as:

Average or Median Base Pay

Average or Median Bonus
Average or Median Variable Cash Compensation

Average or Median Total Compensation

Average or Median Target Bonus Percentage

Average Span of Control

Total Number of Incumbents

Total Number of Companies

View a sample of the Summary Report

Detail Report: Provides a full page of data analysis for each job, including statistics on each pay element such as:

Highest Rate Reported

90th, 75th, 50th, 25th 10th Percentiles

Lowest Rate Reported

Number of Employees Reported

Employee Weighted Average

Number of Companies

Company Weighted Average

Earnings Mix: Showing Base, Variable Cash Compensation as a percentage of Total Cash

Prevalence and Impact Statistics and Analysis for various Pay Elements

View a sample of the Detail Report

Breakout Report: For each survey job, displays averages or median of each pay element by Sector, Geographic Area and Revenue.

Average or Median Base Pay

Average or Median Bonus

Average or Median Variable Cash Compensation

Average or Median Total Cash Compensation

Average or Median Target Bonus Percentage

Total Number of Incumbents

Total Number of Companies

View a sample of the Breakout Report

Uploadable Excel Report: Provides a job-by-job spreadsheet report with all of the major statistics and pay elements laid out in a readily uploadable format for third party analysis software.

CUSTOM GENERATED REPORTS

The Custom Report Option offers detailed and full customized reporting capability. Ideal for participants who need reports based on a selected set of participants or to meet specific scoping criteria. You have complete control and flexibility in defining your own reports to include the pay elements and statistics you require.

Company Selections
Company Size by Revenue, Sector, or Employment
Geographic Area: Region/State/Metro Area
Data Elements and Statistics Calculations
Custom Percentiles
Standard Deviations
Weighted and Simple Averages
Data Aging
And much more!

Includes all of the above reports from the Standard level PLUS

Uploadable Excel Breakout Report: Similar to the Uploadable Excel Report above, PLUS adds the ability to split the results into categories such as Geography, Sector, or Revenue, etc.

Market Comparison Report: Provides a tabular and graphic comparison of your own company data to that of your selected market. An easy way to show competitive standing of your company.

View a sample of the Market Comparison Report

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Recent Participants - 2024

COOPERATIVE POWER UTILITIES
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Associated Electric Cooperative Basin Electric Power Cooperative Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Big Rivers Electric Cooperative Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Central Electric Power Cooperative - SC	Central Iowa Power Cooperative Dairyland Power Cooperative Dakota Electric Association East Kentucky Power Cooperative Greystone Power Cooperative Lee County Electric Cooperative Minnkota Power Cooperative Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative	Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) PNGC Power Seminole Electric Cooperative Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative Sunflower Electric Power Tri-State G&T Association Inc. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative
INVESTOR OWNED UTILITY
ALLETE Ameren American Electric Power Arizona Public Service Avista Utilities Cleco Constellation Energy Cross Texas Transmission Dominion Energy DTE Energy	Duke Energy Entergy Evergy Eversource Energy Florida Power & Light Idaho Power Northwestern Energy NRG Energy NW Natural OGE Energy	ONE Gas Puget Sound Energy Quanta Services Southern Company Upper Peninsula Power Company Veolia North America Vermont Electric Power Company WEC Energy Group
JOINT ACTION AGENCY
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority American Municipal Power Blue Ridge Power Agency Central Arizona Water Conservation District Florida Municipal Power Agency Heartland Energy	Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Indiana Municipal Power Agency Intermountain Power Agency Kansas Municipal Energy Agency Michigan Public Power Agency Missouri Public Utility Alliance	Missouri River Energy Services NMPP Energy (Nebraska Municipal Power Pool Energy) Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Utah Municipal Power Agency WPPI Energy
PUBLIC POWER UTILITY
Blue Earth Light and Water Bristol Tennessee Essential Services Cedar Falls Utilities Chelan County PUD City of College Station City of Lakeland City of Longmont City of Rock Hill City of Seattle City of Tacoma City Water & Power Light Colorado Springs Utilities Dalton Utilities	Farmington Electric Utility System Floresville Electric Light and Power System Fort Collins Utilities/City of Fort Collins Grand River Dam Authority Heber Light and Power Holland Board of Public Works Huntsville Utilities Imperial Irrigation District Keys Energy Knoxville Utilities Board Lafayette Utilities System Los Angeles Department of Water & Power	Loup River Public Power District Loveland Water and Power Lower Colorado River Authority Marshfield Utilities Muscatine Power & Water Nashville Electric Service Nebraska Public Power District Omaha Public Power District Riviera Utilities Santee Cooper Tennessee Valley Authority Traverse City Light & Power
OTHER
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Birmingham Water Works Board Central Municipal Power Agency and Services Citizens Energy Group City of Grand Forks	City of Tallahassee Denver Water Georgia System Operations Corporation Midwest Reliability Organization Pensacola Energy	Town of Estes Park Travis County Water Control & Improvement District No. 17 WaterOne Woodlawn Utility

Survey Job Coverage

NEW AND REVISED POSITIONS INDICATED IN BOLD RED ITALICS

ADMINISTRATION

President/CEO/General Manager
Assistant General Manager/COO
Corporate Counsel
Staff Attorney
Director of Marketing
Manager of Human Resources
Director of Human Resources
Vice President of Human Resources
Office Administrator
Executive Assistant (CEO & BOD)
Vice President Marketing
Vice President Administrative Services/Corporate Services

FINANCE

Vice President Finance/CFO
Director of Finance
Assistant Vice President Finance/Controller
Treasury Manager
Director of Billing
Accountant 1
Accountant 2
Accountant 3
Accountant 4

RISK MANAGEMENT

Manager of Risk Control
Senior Risk Analyst
Government Compliance Officer
Compliance Specialist
Safety and Training Coordinator

TECHNICAL SERVICES / ENGINEERING

Vice President of Technical Services/Engineering
Director of Engineering
Engineering Manager
Director of Environmental Affairs
Manager of Environmental Affairs
Environmental Specialist (Technician)
Distribution Engineer
Senior Distribution Engineer
Civil Engineer
Senior Civil Engineer
Director of Transmission Engineering
Transmission Engineer
Senior Transmission Engineer
Director of Transmission System Operations
Transmission System Operator 1
Transmission System Operator 2
Transmission System Operator 3
Transmission System Operations Supervisor
Electrical Engineer
Senior Electrical Engineer
Electrical Drafter
Instrument & Electronic Technician - SCADA
Senior Instrument & Electronic Technician - SCADA
Meter Technician 1
Meter Technician 2
Meter Technician 3
Metering Supervisor
Service Dispatcher
Vegetation Services Manager
Vegetation Services Specialist

ENERGY OPERATIONS (Power Supply)

Vice President of Energy Operations (Power Supply)
Vice President of Transmission Planning and Services
Vice President Generation Services
Resource Planner
Power Supply Planning Engineer
Power Supply Contracts Administrator
Power Supply Planning & Contracts Manager
Energy Auditor
Energy Risk Manager
Power Dispatcher
Power Marketer
Senior Power Marketer
Markets Manager
Director of Power Supply Planning
Senior Economist
Rate Analyst
Manager of Power Sales
Manager of Transmission Affairs
Settlement Analyst
Senior Settlement Analyst
Director of Energy Efficiency
Fuels & Commodities Procurement Analyst
Energy Optimization Specialist

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Vice President of Government & Public Affairs
Director of Government Affairs

MEMBER RELATIONS

Director of Member Relations or Communications
Vice President Member Services
Energy Services Manager
Energy Services Representative
Economic Development Manager

INFORMATION SYSTEMS / COMMUNICATIONS

Chief Information Officer
Information/Cyber Security Director
Cyber Security Compliance Auditor
Director of Network Technology
IS Network Administrator
Applications Developer
Social Media Specialist
Telecommunications/Network Technician 1
Telecommunications/Network Technician 2
Cyber Security Analyst 1
Cyber Security Analyst 2
Cyber Security Analyst 3
Cyber Security Analyst 4
CIP and Cyber Security Engineer
GIS Technician
GIS Supervisor

POWER PLANT OPERATIONS / FACILITIES / MAINTENANCE / INFRASTRUCTURE

Plant Control Room Operator (Hydroelectric)
Plant Control Room Operator (Nuclear)
Plant Control Room Operator (Solar)
Plant Control Room Operator (Gas Turbine)
Plant Control Room Operator (Coal Fired)
Plant Control Room Operator (Wind)
Plant Supervisor/Foreman
Plant Manager (Hydroelectric)
Plant Manager (Nuclear)
Plant Manager (Solar)
Plant Manager (Gas Turbine)
Plant Manager (Coal Fired)
Plant Manager (Wind)
System Protection & Control Technician 1
System Protection & Control Technician 2
System Protection & Control Technician 3
Line Technician 1
Line Technician 2
Line Technician 3
Line Supervisor/Foreman
Distribution Line Technician 1
Distribution Line Technician 2
Distribution Line Technician 3
Distribution Line Supervisor/Foreman
Transmission Line Technician 1
Transmission Line Technician 2
Transmission Line Technician 3
Transmission Line Supervisor/Foreman
Substation Technician 1
Substation Technician 2
Substation Technician 3
Substation Supervisor/Foreman
Generation Technician
Generation Specialist
Maintenance Technician
Mechanical Technician
Electrician
Maintenance Supervisor/Foreman
Welder 1
Welder 2

WATER / WASTEWATER PLANT OPERATIONS

Water Treatment Plant Operator 1
Water Treatment Plant Operator 2
Water Treatment Plant Operator 3
Water Treatment Plant Supervisor
Wastewater Treatment/Reclamation Plant Operator 1
Wastewater Treatment/Reclamation Plant Operator 2
Wastewater Treatment/Reclamation Plant Operator 3
Wastewater Treatment/Reclamation Plant Supervisor
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 1
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 2
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 3
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Mechanic 1
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Mechanic 2
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Mechanic 3
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Systems Technician 1
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Systems Technician 2
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Systems Technician 3
Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Laboratory Technician
Senior Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Laboratory Technician
Water/Wastewater Laboratory Supervisor
Water/Wastewater Chemist