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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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. 
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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.
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.
Expert Briefs

Lessons in Pay Transparency From the Public Sector

This expert brief provides insights and advice from three public sector comp and HR pros who have experienced the benefits and opportunities of managing pay transparency for their public organizations.