Compensation Trends for Comp Professionals

WorldatWork 2026 recap: what total rewards professionals need to know

A front-row recap of what 1,400+ comp and HR leaders were talking about at WorldatWork TR'26 — from AI's growing role in compensation to the push for pay transparency — and how Payscale Intelligence Cloud addresses the disconnected systems and fragmented data that are holding most organizations back.

Summarizing the state of the labor market in Q1 2026: Jobs and wage trends to watch

A summary of trends from Payscale's Q1 2026 Labor Market & Wage Trends Report. This quarter reveals a labor market defined by uneven demand, low turnover, and wage growth that outpaces inflation but not by much. What the Peer dataset reveals and what job seekers and employers should do about it.

The 25 best part-time jobs in 2026 (with hourly pay)

Here are the hottest part-time jobs with current hourly wages. Discover what the market is paying or Pharmacy Techs, Paralegals, Nurses, and more.

The skilled trades are having a media moment. Salary growth offers a more nuanced take.

The skilled trades are having a moment. With AI and the so-called white-collar recession bearing down on office workers, media pundits are pushing a narrative that the skilled trades are better for career longevity and financial security. But what does the data around median pay and wage growth actually tell us? The answer may surprise you.

Nobody's quitting. Here's why that's a problem for HR

The Great Resignation burned HR out. Now nobody's leaving. Is this somehow worse? Understand the risks of a frozen labor market with one unappreciated index, and build a compensation program to withstand any market.

Pay transparency laws: March 2026 legislative lowdown

Spring has sprung. So have new pay transparency laws. From Virginia's newly passed pay legislation to France's very French approach to the EU Pay Transparency Directive, March 2026 proves one thing: weak compensation structures threaten compliance.

News to know: March 2026 labor market and pay legislation update

As the first quarter of 2026 comes to a close, labor market indicators signal job losses and slow hiring, while regulatory developments—particularly around pay equity, transparency, and DEI governance—are reshaping the compliance landscape. Employers must increasingly balance economic constraints with heightened scrutiny of compensation practices.

The 2026 gender pay gap report: A reversal of progress and what HR must do now

Today is Equal Pay Day — the date that symbolizes how far into 2026 women must work to earn what men earned in 2025 alone. That this marker falls later in the year than it did two years ago is not a bureaucratic footnote. It is a statistical indictment of stalled progress. And the data supporting that conclusion have never been more important for human resources and compensation professionals to understand.

Peanut butter pay, performance, and AI: HR leaders weigh in on compensation's hottest topics at HR Transform 2026

We hit the floor at HR Transform 2026 in Las Vegas to get compensation leaders unfiltered take on performance management, peanut butter pay increases, and how AI is impacting comp.

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Pricing hybrid jobs: 4 approaches for HR and compensation professionals

Hardly a day goes by without someone asking us how to price a hybrid job. There's no one-size-fits all answer. But here are four approaches to get the right range.

Why pay confidence is now a business imperative

Discover why 2026 is the year of strategic alignment. Our podcast panel explores what the data says about pay increases, the move from compensation as a cost to an investment, and the emergence of AI in comp.

Handling employee pay and benefits after an M&A

The CEO promises nothing will change. Then HR changes everything. Here's a guide to handling pay, benefits, job re-leveling, and more following a merger and acquisition.

Compensation trends: Modern perspectives on pay