Return on investment

Compensation decisions that pay for themselves – many times over.

Salary.com customers cut turnover, lower pay equity risk, and price jobs with confidence. See what that’s worth to your bottom line.

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Results from real customers

80+

Hours saved per merit cycle

50%

Faster to build salary structures

60%

Less time spent on HR admin & planning

70%

Higher employee retention

Before Vs. After

What changes when you work with Salary.com?

The shift isn’t just faster – it’s a fundamentally different approach to total compensation management.

Without Salary.com

Reactive, fragmented, costly

Outdated pay decisions

Pay decisions rely on stale market data, increasing the risk of overpaying or underpaying

Hidden pay gaps

Equity issues aren’t discovered until a complaint, audit, or legal review

Manual, time-consuming work

Analysts spend hours reconciling spreadsheets and multiple data sources

Conflicting compensation data

Different systems create inconsistent numbers that delay offers and decisions.

Low employee trust

Employees question pay decisions, increasing turnover and difficult conversations

Higher technology costs

Multiple point solutions create duplicate costs and administrative overhead

With Salary.com

Confident, aligned, cost-efficient

Confident pay decisions

Live market data helps ensure every pay decision is accurate and competitive

Pay gaps caught early

Continuous analysis helps identify and address pay gaps before they become costly

Streamlined workflows

Automated workflows free your team to focus on compensation strategy

One trusted source of truth

A single compensation platform keeps teams aligned and speeds hiring decisions

Greater pay transparency

Consistent, defensible pay decisions build trust and improve retention

Lower total cost of ownership

One integrated platform reduces software costs and simplifies compensation management

See The Impact

What could better comp data be worth to your organization?

Use the calculator below to see your potential savings range across turnover, market pricing, and HR efficiency.

ROI CALCULATOR

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YOUR ORGANIZATION

Total employees 1,500

50 10,000

Avg. HR/Comp base salary Avg. fully-loaded salary $95k

$40k $200k

Annual voluntary turnover 18%

5% 40%

Unique jobs 11

1 50

Weekly requests 5

1 20

YOUR ESTIMATED SAVINGS

Turnover cost reduction $7,412,850

Market pricing savings $62,016

Request handling savings $192,500

Estimated annual ROI $7,667,366

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Disclaimer: Results are illustrative estimates based on the inputs you provide and general industry benchmarks. They are not a guarantee, promise, or projection of actual savings or results, which will vary based on your organization’s circumstances. Read more.

Salary.com named leader in ISG Buyers Guide™

Salary.com is the only dedicated Total Compensation Management platform named an ISG Leader — recognized among 10 vendors evaluated, including major HCM suites like Oracle, ADP, SAP, and Workday.

#3 Overall — one of only three Leaders out of 10 evaluated
#2 in Customer Experience (A−) — matched only by Oracle, the highest score among compensation-focused vendors
#2 in Capability — behind only Oracle, ahead of ADP
Exemplary quadrant — top tier alongside Oracle, ADP, Payscale, and SAP
Recognized for “one of the most comprehensive and mature Total Compensation Management platforms in the market”

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What customers are saying

“With Salary.com’s compensation planning solution, we saved 60 to 80 hours per merit cycle and made our processes so much easier.”

— Shannon Garrett, Compensation Partner | Lifeway Christian Resources

“CompAnalyst saves significant time and lets us build and update salary structures quickly — even for complex global projects. The speed and flexibility make it incredibly powerful.”

— Compensation Leader | Large Technology Retail Company

“If speed and accuracy matter, CompAnalyst® Market Data is the solution.”

— Lisa D’Acquisto, Principal HR Consultant | Auvinsa Consulting

“CompAnalyst AI Suite is proving to be a valuable planning resource. It enables the team to efficiently analyze large volumes of job descriptions that would otherwise take months to sort through manually.”

— Alma Sosa, SHRM-CP, Compensation Business Partner | Omaha Steaks

“CompAnalyst gives me credibility — it’s like having a compensation expert on staff. I’m not just giving opinions; I’m presenting data that gets stakeholder buy-in.”

— Gary Fleenor, VP of Human Resources | Caris Healthcare

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