The Gold Standard in Energy Compensation

The energy industry is changing – the pressure on organizations to succeed in attracting, retaining and motivating employee talent is not. ECI’s surveys provide participants with accurate data to support decision-making on their total rewards program.

Compensation Consulting

Zayla Partners, owner of ECI, is a premier compensation consulting firm with expertise advising companies across the energy industry supply chain. Zayla’s consulting services include executive compensation benchmarking, board of director compensation benchmarking, compensation philosophy development, incentive plan design, employee compensation benchmarking, pay equity analysis, drafting of compensation-related public disclosures, change in control advisory services and more.

Effective Compensation, Inc. (ECI), is an HR consulting firm dedicated to maximizing client organizational efficiency with competitive total compensation solutions. Previous ECI Owner & CEO, Terry Isselhardt, has developed the gold standard of quality compensation data & analytics for the energy industry over the last three decades.

Interested in 2025 Survey Participation?

ECI’s 2025 compensation survey cycle will open to E&P, Midstream, Services and Alternative energy companies across the US. Any companies interested in participating, please fill out this form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

E&P Survey Schedule

(Other Segments May Differ)

APRIL 1

  • Data Submission Deadline
  • Invitations are distributed in early April.

JUNE 30

  • Data Submission
  • Deadline
  • Final results report is available for download mid-August

ECI Survey Inquiries

If you are interested in learning more about the ECI survey, please fill out the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.