Who it's for
Expert guidance for your toughest pay decisions.
For HR leaders, compensation teams, and executives navigating complex pay decisions, whether you're building from scratch, fixing what's broken, or fine-tuning what works.
Compensation Consulting
Grounded in data. Guided by experience.
Our consultants have spent decades helping organizations like yours get pay right. We combine deep expertise with Salary.com's trusted data to deliver practical solutions to your toughest compensation challenges.
challenges we solve
We help you solve what matters most.
Market-aligned structures, salary benchmarking, job leveling, built to attract and retain top talent and hold up internally.
Get pay right
Market-aligned structures, salary benchmarking, job leveling, built to attract and retain top talent and hold up internally.
Pay fairly
Data-driven pay equity strategies that help you identify gaps, communicate transparently, and stay ahead of compliance.
Control costs
Optimize spend without sacrificing competitiveness. Manage pay structures, incentive plans, and compression risks—so costs stay predictable and competitive.
our services
Deep compensation expertise without the overhead.
From market pricing to executive compensation, we bring the depth you need without the overhead of building it in-house.
Market pricing & pay structures
Market benchmarking, salary structure design, cost of labor modeling.
Job architecture & leveling
Job analysis, descriptions, career frameworks, skills integration.
Incentive planning & executive compensation
Short/long-term incentives, sales comp, executive and nonprofit compensation.
Pay equity & wage analysis
Pay equity audits, compression and dispersion analysis.
Data & custom research
HR analytics, benefits analysis, custom surveys, data cleaning.
Custom solutions
Ongoing advisory, compensation communications, training, tailored projects.
Let's talk
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what you're facing, and we'll help you figure out the right approach.
Why Choose Us
Why organizations choose us.
Decades of experience
Our consultants have led compensation programs across healthcare, higher ed, public sector, and Fortune 500 companies. We've seen what works.
Data-backed
We don't just advise—we back every recommendation with industry-leading data and tools you can act on.
Clear communication
You'll always know where things stand. No black boxes, no surprises.
On-demand support
Critical projects shouldn't sit on the back burner. We provide the expertise and hands to get it done.
Objective perspective
Sometimes an outside perspective is exactly what's needed. We bring fairness, discretion, and neutrality.
EXPERTISE
Meet your consulting team.
Practitioners, not just advisors. Our consultants have built compensation programs, led HR teams, and solved challenges like yours.
Dwight Brown
Vice President, Compensation
Consultant
Eric McMillan
Vice President, Compensation
Consultant
Abe Hayes
Senior Consultant
"Salary.com's consulting team recreated our entire compensation system from scratch, which was a huge lift, and we were so thankful we had the partnership we did. The services reshaped our organization's salary structure, something that needed to be addressed for several years."
— Alison Widmer, Director of Administrative Services | North Dakota Department of Commerce
in the industry
Trusted by customers,
recognized by the industry.
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frequently asked questions
Find the answers you need.
We offer a full suite of compensation expertise, including market pricing and salary structure design, job architecture and leveling, incentive and executive compensation planning, pay equity audits, and custom research. Whether you need a one-time project or ongoing advisory support, we tailor our services to fit your specific challenges.
Unlike traditional consulting firms, our consultants have direct access to Salary.com's industry-leading compensation data and technology platform. This means every recommendation is grounded in real market data, not just theory, and can be implemented immediately within tools you may already be using. We combine decades of practitioner experience with data you can trust and act on.
Software is ideal for organizations with internal compensation expertise who need data and tools to execute their strategy. Consulting is the right fit when you're facing complex challenges and need strategic guidance, additional bandwidth, or third-party objectivity to get it done right.
Our consultants have led compensation programs across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, higher education, public sector, nonprofit, and Fortune 500 companies. Whether you're a mid-sized organization or a large enterprise, we bring relevant experience to your specific context.
It starts with a free 30-minute consultation to understand your challenges and goals - no pitch, no pressure. From there, we'll scope the project together, outline deliverables and timelines, and keep you informed every step of the way. You'll always know where things stand, with clear communication throughout.