Compensation trends:
Modern perspectives on pay

Our latest insights on compensation management, data trends, best practices, new research, and tools.

Find what you need to know now

How AI will transform HR compensation in 2025 and beyond

Artificial intelligence makes it easier to find salary data, offers repeatable and explainable methodologies for market pricing jobs, and enables the strategic deployment of compensation funds.

Payscale’s 2024 Compensation Best Practices Survey is Open for Participation!

Payscale’s annual Compensation Best Practices Repot (CBPR) is the largest research report dedicated to compensation management best practices and trends. The 2024 survey is now open for participation.

The top insights from Payscale’s 2023 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR)

Every part of this year’s Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) is fascinating, but to get you excited about digging into it, we have included some of the top findings here for you to digest. Here are some of the big themes for 2023.

Payscale Connect launches

Payscale Connect is an online compensation community where customers can ask questions, share ideas, and learn about best practices to get the most out of their compensation strategies.

What are the pros and cons of pay transparency?

Pay transparency legislation is becoming more common across the United States. What are the pros and cons of pay transparency for organizations?

A look back at compensation trends in 2022 and predictions for 2023

For compensation practitioners, Q1 is a busy time where you are deep into end-of-year compensation review planning for execution of pay increases in the new year. But here are a few thoughts around what might need to be on your agenda for 2023.

The CEO’s guide to compensation best practices and investment for 2023 in a shifting economy

Learn why compensation management should be among the top concerns for CEOs heading into 2023 and why pay transparency can rapidly improve your employer brand to attract and retain top talent in an uncertain economic climate.

Comp 101: a beginner’s guide to compensation management

It’s up to HR and compensation professionals to put seven basic compensation principles in place to facilitate successful compensation programs built on a solid approach.

Compensation Best Practices Survey 2023: Participate now!

The Compensation Best Practices Survey informs our compensation best practices report (CBPR) and is now open for participation through December.

Compensation fundamentals and best practices for the future

How a solid strategy, data, and processes can prepare your organization for the resiliency required to meet today’s top comp challenges.

What Is the Employee Retention Credit For 2022?

The Employee Retention Tax Credit is a refundable payroll tax credit, designed to encourage employers whose companies were disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions to retain employees, and keep them on the payroll and collecting paychecks through the downturn in business.

Payscale Debuts New Payfactors Platform

Payscale launches new Payfactors platform, driving faster access to market data with tools to improve fair pay practices in scalable technology to make compensation accessible to companies of all sizes.