Registration open — 2026 & 2027 surveys
Reliable salary data.Local insights.Informed decisions.
The MSF Benchmarking Unit (BMU) is a specialised centre of expertise in salary and benefits benchmarking. Through interviews with employers, we collect and analyse data on salaries, benefits and HR practices, complemented by local labour market and cost-of-living analysis. Using local expertise and a proven methodology, we provide reliable insights that help organisations make informed compensation decisions.
Taking part, in short
Share your salary and benefits data for a country, and receive the finished report in return, free of charge.
countries surveyed on a rotation cycle
labour market study reports in the archive
2 yrs
most countries are surveyed again within about two years
cost to participants — we do not sell our data
An invitation
How participation works
Five simple steps from expressing your interest to receiving your country report.
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Express your interest
Tell us where your organisation employs staff and which country surveys you would like to join.
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We get in touch
When a survey is scheduled, a remuneration analyst contacts you to explain the process and organise data collection.
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Data collection
Your organisation completes a questionnaire and submits relevant supporting documents. Our remuneration analyst reviews the information provided.
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Validation interview
The analyst schedules an interview with your organisation to confirm the submitted data and clarify any outstanding questions.
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Receive your report
We analyse the data and share the country report with participants free of charge, usually around two months after the survey closes.
What we do
Impartial labour market intelligence, grounded in local realities
Setting salaries that are competitive without disrupting local labour markets can be challenging when reliable information is not readily available. Through interviews with employers, local research and a tested methodology, we collect and analyse data to provide reliable benchmarks for MSF and organisations participating in our surveys.
Salary & benefits benchmarks
Basic salaries, allowances, benefits and total compensation by labour market segment — so you can see where your pay sits against comparable employers.
Living wage & cost of living
An estimate of minimum household expenditure in several locations per country, so decision makers can show that the salaries they set are liveable.
Economic scanning
Inflation, exchange rates and market trends read in their local context — the background a salary revision needs to stay defensible over time.
What you get
Better data, together
Reliable benchmarks depend on organisations sharing information. Every contribution helps build a clearer and more representative picture of local salaries and benefits, making the results more valuable for everyone involved.
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The full country report, free
Delivered to every participating organisation free of charge, usually around two months after the survey closes.
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Access to the archive
Organisations that contribute across the countries where they employ staff are eligible for free access to the full archive of more than 100 studies.
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Coming soon: interactive dashboard
We are building an interactive view of the results to make them easier for participating organisations to use.
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Confidential handling
Your figures are held under role-based access on EU-based servers, and only anonymised, aggregated results are shared. Read our data security statement.
How we work
Understanding the market behind the numbers
Reliable benchmarking goes beyond comparing salaries. Our analysts combine interviews with employers, local research and desk analysis to understand the economic and labour market conditions behind the data.
Through visits, local conversations and careful validation, we bring together local knowledge and a consistent methodology to produce reliable, meaningful comparisons.
Benchmark reports
More than 100 country reports covering market trends, salaries, allowances and benefits, cost of living and economic indicators. Free access for participating organisations and cooperation partners.
Become a Remuneration Analyst
Conduct a field-based salary study and market analysis in a country with MSF programmes, and build the picture of common market practice that our reports are made of.
