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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
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.
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.
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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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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.
Webinars
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
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Top Tips for a Seamless Survey Participation Season – Webinar On-Demand
Join Payscale’s survey participation experts as they share insights and tips for making survey participation season as seamless as possible.
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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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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.
Whitepapers
Getting started with job management – Whitepaper
In this guide, we provide data and best practices on managing pay differentials for education plus insights into the shift to skills-based talent management in the age of pay transparency.
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The State of the Labor Market in 2025 – Webinar On-Demand
Join Payscale’s Principal Content Strategist, Amy Stewart, and Senior Solutions Consultant, Kevin Smith as they discuss the state of the labor market and how it will affect how you manage your people.
