Industry-Specific

Industry-Specific Compensation Surveys

Compensation data tailored to your industry. Our industry-specific compensation surveys deliver professionally validated benchmark positions created for specific industries, designed to collect data on unique and standard positions — providing meaningful results.

Built for Canadian organizations of all sizes, across select industry sectors.

Available Industry Surveys
Canadian Architecture & Interior Design
Canadian Credit Union
Canadian Engineering
Canadian Hospitality (Convention Centres, Hotels & Restaurants)

Industry-Specific Compensation Surveys

Each survey is designed around unique roles and compensation structures benchmarked against a defined peer group of comparable organizations.

Architecture & Design

Architecture & Interior Design Compensation Survey

16 Job Families spanning:  130+ positions

  • Administrative Services
  • Architectural
  • Building Information Management
  • Corporate Affairs & Legal
  • Engineering
  • Environmental & Sustainability
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Interior Design
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Planning/Landscape/Urban Design
  • Project Management
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Financial Services

Canadian Credit Union Compensation Survey

15 Job Families spanning:

  • Administrative Services
  • Banking Operations: Branch, Commercial, Retail
  • Centralized Operations
  • Credit & Collection
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance
  • Marketing
  • Member Experience
  • Member Services
  • Risk Management
  • Wealth Management
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Engineering

Engineering Compensation Survey

10 Job Families spanning:

  • Administrative Services
  • Corporate Affairs & Legal
  • Engineering
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Quality Control/Assurance
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Hospitality

Hotel, Convention Centres & Restaurants Compensation Survey

15 Job Families spanning:  160+ positions

  • Administrative Services
  • Banquet, Bar, Food Services
  • Convention Management
  • Corporate Affairs & Legal
  • Facilities Maintenance
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Hotel Management
  • Housekeeping
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Sales & Marketing
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Industry Specific Survey Benchmark Positions include roles that span executive, senior management, management & supervisory, professional and support categories.

Why Participate in an Industry-Specific Compensation Survey?

Join other Canadian organizations who rely on Go Beyond Data for trusted compensation results and insights.

Industry-Specific Benchmarks

Unlike general market surveys, our industry-specific data reflects the current compensation landscape of your sector — giving you more relevant, defensible insights.

Stay Competitive

Maintain market-aligned compensation in response to emerging trends and issues in attracting, motivating and retaining top talent in a competitive market.

Verified Data You Can Trust

Go Beyond Data's experienced compensation analysts' review and verify every submission ensuring valid and reliable results.

How It Works

Four steps to access Canada's most trusted industry-specific compensation data.

1

Register

Register your organization on Go Beyond Data's Member Portal.

2

Download, Complete & Submit

Download, complete and submit the survey questionnaire via the Member Portal.

3

Data Validation

Our experienced professionals review, match, and validate all submissions to ensure accuracy and consistency.

4

Access Your Report

Receive comprehensive compensation results and insights in September 2026 to support confident, defensible pay decisions.

Custom Pricing for Every Organization

What's Included

Every industry-specific survey includes:

  • Full survey participation
  • Benchmark report (September 2026)
  • Salary increase snapshot
  • Access via Go Beyond Data Member Portal
  • Custom peer group comparison

Participation is free.

Pricing

Pricing is tailored to your organization's size.

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Ready to Benchmark with Confidence?

Register today to access professionally validated compensation data and make informed pay decisions that attract, motivate, and retain top talent.

Early bird pricing ends May 1st, 2026 • Survey closes May 29th, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Canadian organizations who are looking for valid and reliable industry-specific compensation data to assist in their talent management decisions.

Yes. Data is handled securely and reported in aggregate to protect individual organization information. Access to results are provided via our proprietary authentication process through Go Beyond Data's Member Portal.

The report contains results (as available) on a number of compensation elements. The standard compensation elements are:

Standard Compensation Elements:

  • Base Salary (Annual and Hourly Rates)
  • Salary Range Midpoint
  • Short-Term Incentive (Actual $ Amount, Target Percentage)
  • Commission (Actual $ Amount, and Target & Maximum Percentage)
  • Other Cash
  • Actual Cash Compensation
  • Actual Target Cash Compensation

Prevalence information on:

  • Degree of Match
  • # of Full Time Employees
  • Union/Non-Union Employees
  • Overtime Eligibility

National compensation results are provided, as well as Scope Measures (as available) on: Geographic Region, Company Size (by revenue and by number of employees).

Access to the published results in September 2026 as well as a complimentary salary increase snapshot to inform budgeting for the next fiscal year. Participants are invited to attend a Survey Results webinar presentation which highlights key findings and guidance on how to interpret and use the results.

Depending on the size of your organization, it will take approximately 1-3 hours.

Participation is free with no obligation to purchase.