2026 Summer Surveys in Progress – There’s Still Time to Participate!
Don’t miss your chance to stay competitive! Participate in one or more of these annual surveys and receive complimentary results to use for your internal benchmarking. Our annual wage and benefits benchmarking surveys are open to Corporate and Partner members and there is no cost to participate, plus you receive the results for free of any survey you participate in. The following surveys are in progress or are starting soon! View our 2026 survey calendar here.
- 2026 Health Benefits Survey – This local survey reports valuable data on various employee benefits including: plan offerings, premium contributions, management of premium increases, and benefits strategies, plus data on dental, vision, retiree medical, high deductible plans, self-insured plans, and more. IN PROGRESS NOW! Results will be released in October.
- 2026 Pay Trends Survey – This annual survey reports pay adjustments (merit, cost of living, etc.) received as a percentage of pay in firms giving increases. IN PROGRESS NOW! Results will be released in early September.
- 2027 Holiday Closings Survey – This annual survey reports anticipated 2026 holiday observances by member companies. IN PROGRESS NOW! Results will be released in early October.
- 2027 National Benefits Survey - This biennial survey reports on topics such as: Health and Welfare Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Miscellaneous Benefits, and Part-time Employee Benefits. and more, with separate reports for local and national data. An e-mail with the link will be sent the week of September 14 to members that signed up. Results will be released April 2027.
If you haven’t yet signed up to participate in one or more of these surveys but wish to, please contact Kathy Richmond at (585) 256-4618 or Kathy.Richmond@greaterrochesterchamber.com or Cindy Miller at (585) 256-4606 or Cindy.Miller@GreaterRochesterChamber.com. If you would like to view a Word or PDF version of any of the survey questionnaires to see what's covered in the survey, please let us know. Or if you would like a copy of the results of the top 3 research reports above (free to Corporate and Partner members even if you don't participate), let us know. To purchase a copy of the 2026 Policies & Practices Survey or 2025 National Benefits Survey, and/or other surveys, you can access the order form here.