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How to Build Salary Ranges in the Context of Pay Transparency Legislation - Webinar On-Demand

Join Payscale’s Chief Product Evangelist, Ruth Thomas; VP of Compensation Services, Kim Taylor; and Senior Corporate Attorney-Employment, Lulu Seikaly as they discuss how to approach and set salary ranges in the context of increased pay transparency.

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Expert Panel: Elevating HR and Compensation in 2025 - Webinar On-Demand

Join a panel of Payscale executives as they discuss the biggest challenges, priorities, and learnings that HR and comp folks need to know in order to succeed in the new year.

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Fundamentals of Compensation - Webinar On-Demand

Join Payscale as we go back to the basics and walk through key steps for designing, executing, and administering a comp program.

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How to Choose and Use Salary Data - Webinar On-Demand

Join Payscale’s Chief Product Evangelist, Ruth Thomas; Director of Product Management - Data Products, Vicky Peakman; and Director of Data Science, Sara Hillenmeyer as they discuss different salary data sources and how to choose the best ones for you.

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2024 Compensation Best Practices Panel - Webinar On-Demand

Join Payscale’s Chief People Officer, Lexi Clarke; Director of Compensation, Minde Stone; and Associate Director of Content Marketing, Amy Stewart, as they discuss key insights, highlights and trends from the 2024 Compensation Best Practices Report, and what this means for the upcoming year.

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Pay Transparency Legislation Best Practices in 2025

Join Payscale’s Chief Product Evangelist, Ruth Thomas and Senior Corporate Attorney-Employment, Lulu Seikaly as they discuss the current landscape of pay transparency legislation and dig into exciting new data around how organizations are approaching it in 2025

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Unlock Instant Access to the Market’s Top Salary Surveys - Webinar On-Demand

Join our upcoming webinar to discover how Payscale simplifies your access to the most trusted compensation survey source.

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Unlock Efficiency and Collaboration with Payscale Compensation Planning - Webinar On-Demand

Join the Payscale team for a comprehensive tour of the Compensation Planning tool and discover how Payscale can help you make the best pay decisions for your organization in 2025.

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How to Prepare for Pay Transparency in 2025 - Webinar On-Demand

Join Payscale’s Chief Product Evangelist, Ruth Thomas and Senior Corporate Attorney-Employment, Lulu Seikaly as they discuss what the new year will bring in terms of pay transparency legislation and its impact on employers everywhere.

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Review and Refresh Your Pay Structures for Year-End Success - Webinar On-Demand

Join a panel of total rewards experts from Schneider Electric, VCA Animal Hospitals, and Payscale as they discuss the intricacies of managing a total rewards package in the current environment.

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Getting the right data mix to market price your jobs - Webinar On-Demand

Join a panel of data experts as they discuss different approaches and what strategies customers use to make sure they're making the right data-informed pay decisions.

Research Report

The Top Jobs of 2024

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.

How many organizations have a formal compensation strategy today, and is that number growing?

61% of organizations say they have a compensation strategy, which is an 8% increase since 2024 and rises to 73% for Payscale customers.

Which pay structure are organizations most likely to adopt—traditional pay grades or job-based pay ranges?

While traditional pay grades are the most used pay structure today (66%), job-based pay ranges are most popular when combining current and future targets (44%).

How many organizations have a formal process for where employees land in the pay band and how they move up over time?

55% of organizations have a formal process for determining where employees fall in the pay band and how they progress up the pay band.