PayScale MarketRate FAQ

PayScale MarketRate reports are formatted to enable you to quickly and easily find targeted compensation and benefits information based on job and company attributes that you define, as well as view the source of the data used in your report. Reports contain Base Salary, Incentive Pay, and/or Hourly Rates as well as benefits information such as health insurance, vacation, 401(k) plans, and more. It also includes Compensation Influencers, showing how average salaries may correlate with a specific skill or trait.

PayScale MarketRate reports also show how closely each data point matches the job and company attributes that you have specified, and includes ten complete, anonymous profiles included in your report. At the end of each report is a brief summary of our methodology including data sources and collection methods, data validation, data analysis and reporting.

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