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SES members less positive on pay and benefits


The number of Senior Executive Service members who believe that pay and benefits attract top executive talent to their ranks seems to be on the wane, according to the results of a survey of SES members released last week by the Office of Personnel Management. OPM conducted the survey in 2011.

In response to the statement “SES pay and benefits are helpful in attracting high quality senior executives,” only 39 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed, compared to 50 percent in 2008. And only 37 percent agreed or strongly agreed that pay and benefits were helpful in retaining such executives.

According to the 2011 survey, most executives —more than 90 percent — indicated they take pride in being members of the SES and feel a great deal of personal accomplishment. But the study also revealed a decline in satisfaction with pay and recognition compared with results of the last SES survey OPM conducted in 2008.

OPM said the percentage of positive responses to questions regarding executive pay, awards, and recognition were “significantly lower” in 2011 than in 2008, which the agency called “unsurprising” in light of the federal pay freeze.

According to the survey results, fewer executives in 2011 said they are satisfied with their pay, and fewer are satisfied with the recognition they receive for doing a good job. The survey results also indicated that fewer SES members understand how their most recent salary increase was determined.

The full survey results are available here.


 

Reader comments

Wed, Jun 27, 2012

95% of federal SES candidate should not get higher pay at all. They are not qualified person who make decisions, who save taxpayer money. They are hired as SES candidate by their relative or relationship. They only know how to become boss and enjoying 55' inch TV in their office. They do not have capability to make sound judgments and come-up with innovative idea to support tax payer or Employee who works hard every day for the agency.

Wed, May 30, 2012

While I'm certain there are some notable exceptions, from what I can see the corps of SES's is largely a joke. Most of them couldn't make it into senior (or junior for that matter)positions in academia or the corporate world, but in the federal sector they found a cloistered home. Knowledge of their fields, national professional standing, ability to bring forth tangible results is abysmal. They find a shroud of protection by engaging others in endless data surveys, development of plans, policies and procedures that play out for years. They excel in mistaking activity for achievement.

Wed, May 30, 2012

Welcome to the world of the lowly Federal worker! It's hard to feel sorry for SES when they make well over $100,000 plus.

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