Market Intelligence You Can Act On
Make confident workforce decisions with reliable, real-world data. HEC’s surveys provide current compensation, benefits, and HR practices insights collected directly from participating employers across Hawaiʻi and nationwide.
Our team manages the entire survey process, from data collection through reporting, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance. Results are presented in aggregate to protect participant privacy while delivering the meaningful benchmarks leaders need to evaluate competitiveness, refine programs, and plan strategically.
From wage and benefits benchmarking to HR practices trends, our surveys equip organizations with the credible market intelligence required to attract, retain, and support their workforce.
Included Survey Services
General Pay Surveys
Comprehensive wage benchmarks across Hawaiʻi, including broad market data for professional, administrative, and management roles.
Industry Pay Surveys
Targeted compensation data for key sectors including banking, credit unions, healthcare, hospitality, information technology, insurance, legal, and social service organizations.
Plans, Practices & Trends Surveys
Insights into benefits, HR practices, business conditions, retirement plans, salary adjustments, and turnover to help you design competitive, sustainable workforce programs.
Confidential Administration
Independent, third-party management and aggregate reporting that protects participant privacy and ensures trusted results.
Custom Survey Services
When standard benchmarks aren’t enough, HEC partners with organizations to design and administer customized surveys tailored to specific workforce priorities and business initiatives. From targeted compensation studies to employee opinion and engagement surveys, we deliver focused insights that help leaders make informed, strategic decisions. As an independent third party, HEC manages the entire process to ensure accuracy, confidentiality, and trusted participation. Custom survey services are available to members at preferred rates.
Annual Survey Schedule
HEC surveys are conducted on a planned schedule throughout the year to provide timely, relevant workforce insights. Members can reference the calendar to plan participation and internal timelines.
Download Survey Schedule 2026 (pdf)