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2025 Compensation Best Practices Report
Payscale’s 16th annual Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) distills data and insights from the largest known survey on compensation management best practices.
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2024 Gender Pay Gap Report (GPGR)
Payscale’s 2024 gender pay gap report reveals how much women are paid compared to men, both overall and controlled for job, and analysis by parent status, job-seeking status, remote work status, and more.
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2022 End-of-Year Hot Jobs Report
Payscale’s 2022 End of Year Hot Jobs Report looks at the most “recession-proof jobs" in 2022 by wage growth as well as which jobs employees are “most likely to quit” based on Payscale’s employee-reported online salary survey data.
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Salary Budget Survey (2024-2025)
The Salary Budget Survey (SBS) from Payscale provides insights on what organizations are planning for base pay increases in 2025 in the United States, Canada, and select international locations as well as what pay increases actually were in 2024.
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Fair Pay Impact Report
In the wake of the Great Resignation, new research from Payscale reveals that perception of fair pay impacts employees’ intent to leave.
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2023 State of Remote Work Report
New research from Payscale combines analysis of our online salary survey with responses from employers on remote work, return-to-office mandates, and pay strategies for distributed workforces.
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Research Reports
2025 Compensation Best Practices Report
Payscale’s 16th annual Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) distills data and insights from the largest known survey on compensation management best practices.
Research Reports
Sapient Annual HR Systems Survey (report)
In Sapient Insights Group’s 2024-2025 Annual HR Systems Survey Report, Payscale ranked in the Top 5 of Compensation Solutions for User Experience and Vendor Satisfaction for enterprise, mid-market, and SMB.
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Q&A from salary survey pros for prevailing during participation season
If you’re a survey participation newbie or a seasoned pro, you’ll find something useful here.
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Navigating Compensation in the Manufacturing and Biopharmaceutical Industries – Webinar On-Demand
Join compensation leaders from Biogen, Glen-Gery, and Payscale as they discuss strategies and tactics for navigating compensation in the manufacturing and biopharmaceutical industries.
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How pay impacts performance – Whitepaper
This whitepaper explores what HR specialists can do to motivate and engage employees during their pay increase cycle whatever their budget.
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Optimizing your pay increase cycle
Discover how to leverage the right stakeholders and right tools to optimize your pay increase cycle today.
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How to Train Managers to Have Successful Pay Conversation – Webinar On-Demand
Join compensation consultants from Payscale for a practical session on training managers to navigate pay discussions with confidence.
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Your guide to successful survey participation
We created this guide to help you minimize the time and effort it takes to participate in surveys and avoid costly mistakes.
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Mastering Effective Pay Communications: Best Practices for Success – Webinar On-Demand
Join an insightful panel of compensation experts from Yale New Haven Health, Life Care Services, bswift, and Payscale as they share proven strategies and actionable tips for having effective pay conversations with employees
Whitepapers
Are your wages keeping pace with inflation? – Whitepaper
Runaway inflation caught everyone by surprise, and while inflation has come down, it could quickly become a problem again.
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Greatest growth in job postings and wages – Whitepaper
Discover which employees have the most leverage in finding new, better paying positions and what you can do about it.
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What jobs are most at risk for turnover? – Whitepaper
We unveil the jobs with the highest quit rates in 2024, and examine industries where turnover is causing the most problems
