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Salary Budget Survey (SBS) 2026-2027
The 2026-2027 Salary Budget Survey (SBS) from Payscale provides comp-reported survey data on what organizations are planning for pay increases in 2027 in the United States, Canada, and select international locations.
How to prevent offer and pay alignment issues that create hiring delays
Delayed offers cause team burnout and talent loss, with the core issue often being compensation misalignment rather than speed. This guide addresses the hidden expenses of misalignment and provides four foundations to transform hiring from chaotic to strategic
Your Guide to Salary Budget Planning for 2027
Compensation teams often struggle to allocate limited budgets effectively due to a lack of data and visibility, leading to inefficient pay planning. This guide provides a strategic, four-step framework utilizing data from the Payscale 2026-2027 Salary Budget Survey to optimize pay planning year-round, determine accurate budgets, evaluate critical metrics, and move away from flat, "peanut butter" increases. For more information, read the guide at Payscale.
2026 Compensation Best Practices for Finance & Insurance
Explore the latest compensation trends shaping Finance & Insurance, including AI-driven workforce changes, market pricing, pay equity, executive reporting, and the growing need for more consistent, defensible pay decisions.
2026 Compensation Best Practices for Healthcare, and Social Assistance
See how Healthcare organizations are navigating retention pressure, pay fairness, compression, critical-role pricing, and constrained budgets, along with the compensation practices helping leaders respond.
How to create job descriptions that are compliant and effective
Job descriptions are where hiring and compensation meet. When they're scattered across systems and interpreted differently by every team, hiring slows down. Compliance becomes manual and risky. Top candidates accept other offers while you're still debating the role. This guide shows how to fix it — and why it matters more now than ever.
How to assess the risk of losing top talent due to compensation
Learn to spot flight risk before your best people leave. Three quick analyses reveal where pay gaps, compression, and market lag threaten retention.
Q2 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.
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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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