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Retention Report
Payscale shows how job sentiment characteristics such as bright future, fair pay, company culture, manager relationship, and pay transparency correlate with intent to leave a job.
Expert Briefs
Quick Guide: Perspectives from Comp Pros Tackling Transparency Legislation
In this ebook, we explore why pay transparency isn’t just checking a box. Instead, the outcomes can help move your organization forward.
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.
Expert Briefs
Comp Quick Guide Pay adjustments after M&A
Read about how to effectively manage employee compensation before, during, and after a merger to positively impact your ability to retain and engage talent.
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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.
Expert Briefs
Manage Pay for a Remote Workforce
Switching to a remote work approach has many benefits; however, it can also create
new challenges for employers – including how to determine compensation for remote
employees.
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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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2024 End-of-Year Report
Payscale’s 2024 End-of-Year Report looks at the state of the job market, the top 10 in-demand jobs by wage growth, the top jobs people are seeking to quit, and top jobs employers are trying to recruit in 2024.
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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.
Research Reports
College Impact on Compensation Report
This report examines differences in pay between college graduates and non-college graduates and which jobs see the most differentiation with guidance on how to manage graduate premiums equitably.
Research Reports
Top Performers Report
Insights on what differentiates top performers from non-top performers when it comes to compensation management practices, with segmentation by smaller and larger organizations.
Research Reports
2024 Compensation Best Practices Report
Payscale’s 15th annual Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) distills data and insights from the largest known survey on compensation management best practices.
Research Reports
2023 End-of-Year Report
Payscale’s 2023 End of Year Jobs Report looks at the top in-demand jobs by wage growth as well as which jobs employees are seeking to quit the most based on Payscale’s employee-reported online salary survey data.
Research Reports
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.
Research Reports
2023 Compensation Best Practices Report – Manufacturing Edition
Learn how manufacturing employers are responding to multiple challenges with the goal of bringing sustainable change in compensation management that will see fairer, more transparent pay as we adapt to a new landscape of work.
Research Reports
Retention Report
Payscale shows how job sentiment characteristics such as bright future, fair pay, company culture, manager relationship, and pay transparency correlate with intent to leave a job.
Expert Briefs
Quick Guide: Perspectives from Comp Pros Tackling Transparency Legislation
In this ebook, we explore why pay transparency isn’t just checking a box. Instead, the outcomes can help move your organization forward.
