Compensation trends: Modern perspectives on pay

Your compensation benchmark isn’t wrong — it’s just old

Your compensation benchmarking data is outdated the moment you implement it. Here's why it matters and how to layer live market data for competitive advantage.

From back-office function to strategic advisor: redefining the role of compensation

Compensation teams are finally getting a seat at the table, but the role has changed. Learn what's driving the shift from reactive handler to strategic advisor, what executives now expect, and why pay transparency and AI are forcing the move.

What Are the Different Types of Compensation?

News to know: September 2026 labor market and compensation update

Salary budgets are holding steady at 3.5%, but the market value of skills isn't. See what September 2026 labor market data means for your 2027 compensation planning.

How to answer "What is Your Desired Salary?" on a job application

Many of us freeze when we see the "desired salary" field on a job application. How do you answer without lowballing yourself or pricing yourself out of the running?

Skills-based compensation: Why your salary survey data lags behind market reality

Your salary survey showed a modest 3.5% increase. But the market for AI skills? Up 9%. Here's why traditional benchmarks can't keep pace with real-time skill market shifts, and how compensation leaders are fixing it.

Compference26 is a wrap — but we have you covered

Compference26 wrapped. Here's what compensation leaders learned about building strategic pay programs with AI, job architecture, and compensation intelligence.

Yes, AI can accelerate hiring. But it doesn’t fix a weak comp strategy

AI accelerates hiring. But faster hiring won't fix a weak compensation strategy. Discover why strong job architecture and reliable market data matter more than speed.

How employees perceive the gender pay gap and pay equity according to Omni Calculator

Employees and executives see the gender pay gap differently. New survey data reveals why that gap matters — and what HR can do about it.

The Pay Transparency Spectrum: Find out where your org falls

Pay transparency is lives on a spectrum; it’s not binary. Here's where orgs stand, where they're headed, and why the gap between intent and action matters.

Job architecture in action: What a stronger job foundation looks like

Job architecture isn't just HR cleanup. It's the foundation that makes career paths visible, hiring faster, and compensation decisions more confident.

Compensation is breaking out of the back office. Paul Reiman and Giac Soliman weigh in on AI, judgment, and what’s next.

Compensation is moving from back-office processing to strategic influence. What it means for your role when the mechanics get easier.