Incentive Pay Practices

Among the tools for attracting and retaining top talent are incentive plans. This report summarizes the results of a March 2021 WorldatWork survey on incentive pay practices at privately held companies, publicly traded companies, nonprofit organizations and government organizations.

Updated report will be available to members in January 2025. 

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

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

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