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Access data cuts across 1,266 organizations broken down by industry, company size, and employee type.
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What will actually change in compensation in 2027? Five trends to watch
Your 2027 pay plans depend on the decisions you make now. Join Payscale’s Lexi Clarke, Zach Jamieson, and Lauren Hein on December 9, 2026 to plan your 2027 pay strategy. HRCI and SHRM credits available.
Is your merit matrix built on the right data?
A practical guide and readiness checklist for 2027 pay planning.
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AI Workforce Impact Report
As AI reshapes the workforce, demand for new skills is climbing faster than pay structures can adapt. At the same time, employees are worried about job security and stretched by rising expectations. Explore the full report to see how organizations can avoid the coming talent gap.
What your HRIS is missing when it comes to compensation decisions
Your HRIS has employee data, but comp decisions need more. Join Payscale experts to learn how to connect the dots — and decide with confidence.
When you can’t give everyone more, how do you talk about pay?
Learn how to communicate pay decisions and total rewards when budgets are tight. Practical strategies for HR leaders and managers on building trust around compensation.
The ROI of compensation with Payscale
Compensation teams spend thousands of hours on manual processes, defend decisions with stale data, and risk compliance gaps when posting jobs.The Payscale Intelligence Cloud connects your data, workflows, and AI so compensation, HR, finance, and managers all work from the same number. We’ve got the ROI to prove it.
Q3 2026 Labor Market and Wage Trends Report
Payscale’s Labor Market and Wage Trends Report is a breakdown of labor demand and wage growth from the previous quarter from Payscale Peer data.
HR Operations Guide to Compensation Management for Better Comp Decisions
Without connected systems, compensation teams lose time to manual exports, uploads, and data reconciliation. Discover how integrating your HRIS with Payscale delivers current data, deeper analysis, and more defensible pay decisions.
The AI Workforce Impact Report (Preview)
AI is pulling organizations toward a compensation crisis. Demand for skills is skyrocketing. Pay structures haven't caught up. Traditional salary benchmarking is broken. Discover how to navigate around the talent black hole that lies ahead.
The compensation glossary — Your practical guide to mastering the concepts behind better pay decisions
Master the language of compensation with this guide to 200+ essential terms — from base pay and benchmarking to pay equity and total rewards.
Pay conversations, freshly brewed
HR and comp leaders are under pressure: tighter budgets, new transparency laws, and rising expectations from every direction. Our podcast brings you expert insights so you can step into every pay conversation with clarity, confidence, and a plan.
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