comp-benchmarking

Business

Analyze market compensation data and establish competitive pay structures

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Compensation Benchmarking Skill

Overview

The Compensation Benchmarking skill provides capabilities for analyzing market compensation data and establishing competitive pay structures. This skill enables market percentile positioning, salary range development, and compensation competitiveness monitoring.

Capabilities

Survey Data Analysis

Import and analyze salary survey data
Blend multiple survey sources
Age and trend data appropriately
Handle different data cuts
Validate data quality

Market Positioning

Calculate market percentiles and positioning
Determine competitive positioning strategy
Analyze positioning by job family
Track positioning trends
Compare against target percentile

Salary Range Development

Build salary range structures
Calculate range spread and midpoint
Design grade structures
Create multiple range types (broad, narrow)
Support geographic differentials

Scenario Modeling

Model compensation scenarios and costs
Project budget impacts
Analyze merit increase scenarios
Model structure adjustments
Calculate cost of living impacts

Reporting

Generate market pricing reports
Create competitiveness summaries
Build survey participation reports
Document market data sources
Track year-over-year trends

Geographic Analysis

Create geographic pay differentials
Analyze location-based pay
Support remote work pay strategies
Map cost of labor differences
Handle multi-location structures

Usage

Market Analysis

const marketAnalysis = {
  surveys: [
    { source: 'Radford', weight: 40, year: 2026 },
    { source: 'Mercer', weight: 35, year: 2026 },
    { source: 'Compensation Surveys Inc', weight: 25, year: 2025 }
  ],
  aging: {
    rate: 3.5,
    targetDate: '2026-07-01'
  },
  cuts: {
    industry: 'Technology',
    companySize: '1000-5000',
    geography: 'US National'
  },
  jobs: [
    {
      internal: 'Senior Software Engineer',
      surveyMatch: 'Software Engineer IV',
      matchQuality: 'strong'
    }
  ],
  positioning: {
    targetPercentile: 50,
    hotJobs: ['Machine Learning Engineer', 'Security Engineer'],
    hotJobTarget: 75
  }
};

Range Structure Design

const rangeStructure = {
  type: 'traditional',
  grades: 10,
  midpointProgression: 12,
  rangeSpread: {
    byGrade: {
      '1-3': 40,
      '4-6': 45,
      '7-10': 50
    }
  },
  overlap: 35,
  anchoring: {
    method: 'market-midpoint',
    targetPercentile: 50
  },
  differentials: {
    geographic: {
      enabled: true,
      tiers: ['Tier 1', 'Tier 2', 'Tier 3']
    }
  }
};

Process Integration

This skill integrates with the following HR processes:

Process	Integration Points
salary-benchmarking.js	Full market pricing workflow
job-evaluation-leveling.js	Job matching
pay-equity-analysis.js	Market data input

Best Practices

Multiple Sources: Use at least 2-3 survey sources
Quality Matching: Ensure strong job matches to market data
Regular Updates: Refresh market data at least annually
Consistent Methodology: Apply aging and cuts consistently
Documentation: Document all assumptions and methodology
Stakeholder Communication: Explain positioning philosophy

Metrics and KPIs

Metric	Description	Target
Compa-Ratio	Employee pay vs. range midpoint	95-105%
Market Position	Actual percentile vs. target	Within 5 points
Range Penetration	Distribution within ranges	Normal distribution
External Competitiveness	Offer acceptance rate	>85%
Survey Participation	Surveys participated in	>3 annually

Related Skills

SK-012: Job Evaluation (job matching)
SK-014: Pay Equity (equity analysis)