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The New Playbook for Salary Negotiation in the Age of Pay Transparency
In this whitepaper, employers will learn what employees know and expect about the process surrounding salary negotiation today and what you need to do to impress savvy candidates and retain top performers.
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The Basics of Pay Analysis
This whitepaper provides a high level description of pay analysis commonly used by compensation professionals to assess pay fairness to market and retain workers.
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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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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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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.
Expert Briefs
Compensation planning stakeholder checklist 2024
This checklist can serve as a quick guide regarding stakeholder perspectives to consider and address during the compensation planning process.
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HR guide to managing graduate premiums – 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 Cost of Getting Pay Wrong – Whitepaper
Download this info sheet and learn how to choose the right compensation partner for your business.
Infographics
The Pay Gap Persists
Get data highlights from Payscale about the uncontrolled gender pay gap, including the gap when race and gender intersect, how the gap crosses state lines, and how employers can proactively create equitable opportunities.
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Optimizing compensation planning
Discover top predictions from experts across people leadership, compensation management, new legislation, and the impact of AI, and learn firsthand insights about what to expect in the year ahead.
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Streamlining salary survey management
Discover top predictions from experts across people leadership, compensation management, new legislation, and the impact of AI, and learn firsthand insights about what to expect in the year ahead.
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.
