Job Titling Practices Survey

The Information You Need When Titles Matter

Business leaders and human resource professionals understand that job titles may be used to reward and recognize valued executives and employees. For an understanding of the competitive practices in this area, you can turn to the Pearl Meyer Job Titling Survey Report. We last conducted this report in 2018 and plan to publish an updated report in March of 2023. 

This in-depth analysis of practices at over 200 companies with annual revenues from under $300 million to over $10 billion across six major industries provides detailed data on:

• The rationales for using titles
• Different title use externally and internally
• Titling practices for foreign operations and acquired companies
• How new titles are communicated
• Policies on business card use

Executive Titles:

• Typical executive titles from direct reports down to five levels below the CEO
• Criteria used for assigning executive titles

Employee Titles:

• Typical titles for the highest level of line management and the highest level of technical employees

If your company is interested in participating in the 2023 survey, please contact us at survey@pearlmeyer.com.