APAP Arts Compensation Project

The Arts Compensation Project Data and Trend Report will give the field access to the staffing, compensation, demographics, and benefits data collected from municipal, festival, college/university, and independent presenters across the U.S.

The 60-page report includes:

• Data representing 65 organizations, 830 full-time roles, and 1,000+ employees.
• Total compensation, including base salary, bonus and incentives, deferred compensation, other reportable compensation, and other non-taxed benefits.
• The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles for total compensation for 7 management levels, in the following departments: Administration, Box Office, Development, Education, Events, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Production, and Programming.
• More than 50 graphs and 20 tables illustrating the data.

This robust report, created in partnership with AMS Analytics, is now available as an exclusive benefit to APAP members.

An important step towards greater pay transparency and more competitive wages for arts workers, this industry-specific and customizable tool gathered comparative compensation data on key positions in presenting organizations and venues across North America.

The APAP Arts Compensation Project offers the following benefits: 

• Real-Time Data: The ACP platform gives you access to the most current data on staffing, compensation, and benefits for presenting organizations available in real time.
• Comprehensive: The data collected within the ACP platform includes all levels of staff (executive, director, manager and administrative), compensation, benefits, and tenure for positions according to organizational budget, staff size, region, number of performances, geographic setting (urban, rural, suburban) and type of presenting organization (independent, municipal, university/college, festival). 
  
• Dynamic, Not Static: The ACP is not a static report, but an interactive tool in which you enter your own data, search anonymized data from peer organizations, and build your own reports and charts based on what you need to know.
• Customizable: By participating, you and your organization help customize the ACP platform and the kinds of data collected to fit your evolving needs, the needs of your presenting colleagues, and our industry as a whole.
• Supports Data-Driven Decision-Making: The ACP provides you with the data you need to inform your organizational decisions and policies, measure your organization against regional and national benchmarks, and influence key stakeholders to allocate resources accordingly.  
• Promotes Equity: Because the ACP collects demographic information, it is the first of its kind in the performing arts, giving the field an understanding of staffing and compensation trends through a race and gender lens.
• Representation: By participating, you provide your organization’s data and ensure that the insights and analytics include organizations like yours.
• Advocacy for the Industry: The ACP will give the performing arts community authoritative data on salaries and compensation in order to advocate for our industry and workforce. 

1. First, complete the enrollment form which will ask you for organizational and budget information to determine your eligibility and subscription rate.
   
   
2. Next, once you get confirmation from APAP on your eligibility and subscription rate, review and agree to the terms and conditions of the ACP.
    
3. Then, once you have signed the terms and conditions, APAP will send you an invoice after which you will submit payment for your ACP subscription.
   
   
4. Lastly, once payment has been received, you will get instructions from APAP and AMS on how to access the platform, including information about onboarding. The process of onboarding will begin September 12, 2023 and entering your data will begin October 2, 2023.