Compensation Consulting vs. Payscale Peer Data

As you probably already know, Payscale Peer is replacing Cascade’s Regional Pay Survey.  We think you’ll love this new option.  Even better, it further enhances our Compensation Team’s resources to provide exceptional support for your strategic compensation challenges. We’ve been getting questions about how we plan to use Payscale to better help you in your compensation work, so we thought we’d give you some insights around the work our team does.

Why Partner with our Compensation Team?

Expertise – We know exactly how to help and do it in a thorough, creative, customized, and thoughtful manner.  And we’ve got the years of experience, degrees, and certifications to back it up. Compensation is complex and you need a team that lives this every day.

Objectivity – Having an outside perspective can be beneficial for asking new questions and gaining a new viewpoint. We see things that people without compensation experience might not see or know to address.

Compliance – We help you remain compliant with an understanding of the ever-changing state and national laws around compensation and pay equity. Even more important if you have employees in different states.

Comprehensive – When making important decisions that will impact your business, it’s important that you utilize multiple sources of data.  We have access to a wide range of data sources and recommend utilizing at least three different market sources to ensure that you are accurately capturing the market for your roles. Payscale is one source we can use.

Accuracy – We use data from multiple reliable and robust survey sources to find various accurate and reputable data points to support your decisions and help your business remain competitive in the market. 

Time – Your project will get done much quicker with us concentrating on it for you.  With minimal assistance from you, we can take the worry and project off your busy plate.

Six Key Areas That Our Team Can Support You

Full Market Assessments – Utilizing your job description details, organization demographics, and using multiple current data sources, we’ll recommend pay ranges for individual jobs, including organization versus market comparisons. 

Compensation Structure Assessment and Design – Backed by multiple market-data sources, we’ll develop or refine a market-based pay structure complete with grades and ranges.

Equal Pay Analysis – This analysis identifies wage disparities in positions comparable in character and seeks to justify differentials based on equal pay laws, providing recommended adjustments for compliance and future strategy.  

Compensation Philosophy and Strategy Development – We’ll facilitate discussions to determine appropriate compensation philosophy and strategy in view of your organization’s mission and goals, then draft specific recommendations to better align your compensation practices.

Job Descriptions – We’ll draft or update your job descriptions, ensuring they are compliant, accurate and aligned with organization needs. 

Additional Consulting – Including variable pay design, benefits analysis, and strategic consulting.

Our Compensation Team supports employers across the United States, including Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Michigan and more, and across all industries and sectors.  With over 600 Cascade Employers Association member organizations and over 2,200 additional organizations through our partnership with a number of other employer associations,  consider us your go-to compensation resource.  

Contact us today for a quick conversation on how we can help!