Total Remuneration Survey | Mercer Middle East

The world's largest and most comprehensive remuneration resource features:

140+

countries

35,000+

participating organizations worldwide

300,000+

surveyed jobs

15 Mil

incumbents around the world

The Mercer Total Remuneration Surveys (TRS) provide comprehensive market data on compensation and benefits around the globe. Results are easily accessible through our online platform, Mercer WIN®, to help you optimize your compensation plans.

This easy-to-use source for comparing compensation and benefits data consistently across geographies provides accurate, high-quality data covering the full rewards package. This gives you a complete picture – from base pay to total remuneration and benefits – at your fingertips.

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Product Overview

Mercer's TRS is made up of five components providing a complete picture of total remuneration data;

Base salary

Monthly base salary times the number of months guaranteed

Total guaranteed cash compensation
Base salary plus the annualized value of guaranteed allowances

Total cash compensation
Total guaranteed cash compensation plus the annualized value of short-term incentive, sales incentive, profit sharing or other incentive awards

Total direct compensation
Total cash compensation plus the annualized value of any long-term incentive awards, valued using Black-Scholes methodology for appreciation-based awards

Total remuneration
Total direct compensation plus the annualized value of benefits

Country Coverage

Mercer TRS covers over 140 countries around the world!

In today’s talent-demand economy, ensuring your compensation plans are aligned to the market – locally, regionally, and globally – is critical to securing the talent you need to be successful. Mercer provides most comprehensive compensation and benefits databases in the world to assist you with compensation planning and policies development.

The Mercer Total Remuneration Surveys (TRS) provide comprehensive market data on compensation and benefits around the globe. Results are easily accessible through our online platform, Mercer WIN®, to help you optimize your compensation plans.

With Mercer TRS, you will benefit from:

Coverage

TRS covers over 8000 cross-industry jobs from executives to para-professional levels in more than 140 countries, covering the full remuneration package.

Consistency

TRS provides data on compensation & benefits around the globe with the same methodology applied in all countries. TRS is underpinned with Mercer Job Library position coding and International Position Evaluation (IPE) systems for global consistency.

Reliability

Consistent participation each year which creates a solid representation of the market trends.

Versatility

Through Mercer WIN you can analyze the survey results according to your needs and conduct “what if” analysis to instantly measure your competitiveness against the market.

Survey Schedule & Pricing

Mercer TRS pricing varies by country and by an organization’s participation status (did or did not submit data for the survey).
If you would like to purchase TRS, please contact your Mercer representative. For country coverage and pricing click here.

Need data for more than one location? Choose to get access to the entire global database or a flexible package based on the countries you select. Learn more about the advantages of a Mercer TRS Membership which include:

Preferential pricing.

A dedicated account manager.

Global administration and coordination of participation, invoicing, and delivery.

Attendance at annual meetings.

Webcast "refresher courses" on Mercer WIN® – an online data analysis tool – as well as other trainings.
Local Meetings

Twice a year, Mercer holds survey meetings in each country.

Register for our upcoming Total Remuneration Post-Survey webinar by clicking HERE.
Industry Surveys and Supplements

TRS Industry Supplements are available in 70 countries and have been designed for organizations that need data for industry-specific jobs (in addition to the cross-industry jobs included in TRS).

The kick off meetings at the beginning of the survey data collection process and the post survey meetings once the survey results are published. However, due to the current situation we have cancelled all our face-to-face meetings and moved to virtual ones. Click here to watch the replay of the survey launch webinar.