Compensation Data

PayScale's Salary Data

Not all salary surveys are created equal. That's why we're committed to not only offering the largest online salary database, but the largest compensation database in the world. We also offer you the most accurate and current information available.

Our salary database gives you instant access to:

  • Over 5,000,000 salary database profiles collected in the past year alone
  • More than 500,000 salary database profiles added each month
  • 6,800+ unique job titles
  • 50 major industries
  • 11 countries

Trustworthy salary database results:

  • No salary survey blending
  • No artificial aging
  • No cost-of-living adjustments
  • No data older than 365 days
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  • 10+ matches to report 25% & 90% medians

Count on reliable data integrity:

  • Data reviewed for accuracy by system and analyst team
  • Must map to expected norms: experience, pay type, pay range
  • No duplicate records
  • Records represent real job pay/offers

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Our compensation database helps you understand more than salary alone:

  • Base salary
  • Total compensation
  • Benefits data
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