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Salary Transparency Survey Template
Address the elephant in the room. Use this survey to measure how fair and transparent salary processes feel to your team.
Why Salary Transparency Matters
Salary is one of the biggest drivers of trust or distrust. Most companies wait until year-end budgets to discuss it, but Shannon Vettes flips the timeline:
“People know what they’re worth. It’s one GPT prompt away. Stop pretending they don’t and treat them like adults.”
Her approach:
- Survey first → ask employees how fair and transparent the process feels.
- Benchmark second → compare market data and expectations.
- Budget last → only after knowing what the team needs.
Why? Because unmet expectations fuel churn — and churn is expensive.
How to Make the Most of the Salary Transparency Survey
This short survey helps you uncover fairness gaps, unmet expectations, and trust issues — before they turn into attrition or disengagement. Shannon Vettes’ Salary Transparency Survey ensures compensation talks happen early and honestly, not just during annual reviews.
It’s designed for leaders who want to align market reality with team trust. Run it ahead of budgeting cycles to reset expectations, benchmark against external data, and prevent salary surprises from undermining morale.
Exclusive advice from Shannon for leaders:
1. Run it before budgeting
Know your team’s perspective before numbers are locked.
2. Benchmark externally
Compare fairness not just internally but against market data.
3. Be honest upfront
Even if you can’t match top-of-market pay, transparency builds trust.
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