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From The Croner Company

Steady Growth in Pay for Animation and Visual Effects Salaries in the U.S. and Canada

The recently published results of the 2023 Croner Animation and Visual Effects Survey shows noteworthy trends in compensation from the past year for animation and visual effects salaries from leading companies in the industry. Croner’s annual report provides in-depth market data for jobs specific to the producing animation and visual [...]

Geographic-Based Pay: Is It Right for Your Company?

With the worst of the pandemic over, employers realize that many workers who relocated during COVID aren’t returning. If your company suspended location-based pay during the uncertainty of the pandemic, it’s time to reinstate the policy. For tips on deciding whether and how to implement geographic pay differentials READ MORE…

Turn Pay Transparency Into a Competitive Advantage

You’ve done the heavy lifting to comply with pay transparency laws. It’s time to reap the rewards. Embedding transparency into your compensation philosophy, adding context to pay ranges and implementing a strategy for communicating them can result in a competitive advantage for your company. The Croner Company outlines five steps for turning pay transparency into a competitive advantage. READ MORE…

Upward Trend Continues in Hiring Hybrid and Fully Remote Employees in the U.S.

The recently published 2022 Croner Software Games Survey – North America shows that jobs at U.S. software gaming companies experienced material compensation growth in the past year. Noteworthy findings from the 2022 report include [...]

C2HR Surveys Show Pandemic Continues to Impact Pay

The Content & Connectivity Human Resources (C2HR) Association’s annual Compensation Surveys revealed that pay at content developers rose substantially across all employee levels in 2022, with executives achieving the largest gains. Among connectivity providers, pay growth was modest; however, hourly and sales positions achieved [...]

Salaries for Software Gaming Talent Continued to Grow in 2022

The recently published 2022 Croner Software Games Survey – North America shows that jobs at U.S. software gaming companies experienced material compensation growth in the past year. Noteworthy findings from the 2022 report include [...]

Digital Media and eCommerce Positions Experience Material Growth in Compensation

The recently published 2022 Croner Digital Content and Technology Survey provides in-depth market data on compensation for jobs specific to internet and mobile content and transactions. Noteworthy findings from the 2022 report include [...]