Make global pay decisions with data that matches the speed of your markets.

Global compensation surveys collect and validate pay data from participating organizations across multiple countries, providing benchmarks that HR and compensation teams use to set competitive, equitable pay ranges. Unlike job posting data or self-reported salary sites, survey data is validated by compensation professionals using consistent methodology, making it defensible for board reporting, pay equity analysis, and regulatory compliance.

IPAS provides access to the IPAS Global Salary Surveys — validated compensation benchmarks covering 100+ countries with quarterly refreshes. IPAS Max adds real-time market intelligence on top: live pay signals from active job postings via SalaryIQ™, competitor hiring intelligence, highly compensated skills, interactive dashboards, and structured data access. It’s the difference between knowing what companies reported last quarter and knowing what the market looks like today.

IPAS Max is built for heads of rewards and compensation, global HR leaders, and total rewards managers who need to make defensible pay decisions across multiple countries — especially organizations navigating pay transparency legislation, global mobility programs, or competitive talent markets where survey data alone doesn’t move fast enough.

IPAS Max layers live job posting signals from SalaryIQ on top of validated IPAS survey benchmarks. Survey data provides the validated foundation — what organizations actually paid. Real-time signals show what competitors are advertising right now. Together, they give your team both the defensibility of validated benchmarks and the speed of live market data, so you can pressure-test ranges and respond to shifts without waiting for the next survey cycle.

IPAS Max combines two types of data: (1) IPAS Global Salary Surveys — peer-reported, validated compensation data from participating organizations across 100+ countries, refreshed quarterly; and (2) SalaryIQ real-time intelligence — pay and demand signals from active job postings across geographies, roles, and skills, updated continuously.

Generic AI tools don’t understand compensation methodology, country-specific pay practices, or the difference between advertised pay and validated benchmarks. IPAS Max is built on Salary.com’s proprietary compensation framework — it combines structured survey data with real-time intelligence in a way that’s defensible, consistent, and designed for how compensation professionals actually work.

Participating in IPAS surveys is straightforward: your team submits compensation data using a simple, flexible process with expert guidance at every step. Dedicated compensation specialists help with data preparation, validation, and analysis — so participation isn’t a burden, it’s a value-add. Participants receive enhanced access and insights based on their contributions.