In the United States, laws such as the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help to ensure that hiring practices are fair and balanced.
Your association has a lot to do, no doubt about it. Between recruiting new members, hosting events, making sure your current members are happy, and providing other valuable resources to your community, your whole team is busy!
Accurate, relevant, and timely wage survey results help tremendously when effectively benchmarking your organization’s compensation structure. For many organizations, the task of participating in (or even sponsoring) a salary survey is tedious, and often time consuming.