Incentive Pay Practices

Among the tools for attracting and retaining top talent are incentive plans. This dashboard and report summarizes the results of a 2026 WorldatWork survey on incentive pay practices at privately held companies, publicly traded companies, nonprofit organizations and government organizations.

2026 Survey Results: Executive Summary & Dashboard

The 2026 Report is delivered in two formats: A customizable dashboard and an executive summary.

Dashboard

Access to this dashboard is exclusively available to WorldatWork members and participants of the Incentive Pay Practices Survey.

Free Executive Summary

Take a peek at the top insights across all 4 sectors, written by Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP)

Survey Results: Publicly Traded Companies

This survey reveals how employers use a variety of short- and long-term plans to drive employee performance at publicly traded companies.

Survey Results: Government/Nonprofit Organizations

This survey reveals the impact of incentive plans at government/nonprofit organizations.

Survey Results: Private Companies

This survey reveals the factors in designing multiple short- and long-term incentive pay plans at private companies and the impact on company growth.

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