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- 6 min readCompensation Strategy, Methodology
Safe Harbor in Salary Surveys: What Every Comp Buyer Needs to Know
What 'Safe Harbor compliant' actually means in a salary-survey vendor pitch, why it protects your company from antitrust risk, and what to look for in a survey's methodology.
Read post - 9 min readBuyer's Guide, Executive
Best Executive Compensation Surveys for 2026
An independent guide to the best executive compensation surveys for 2026: Pearl Meyer, Empsight, Mercer Executive, Aon Radford and McLagan, SullivanCotter. Picks by use case, plus proxy data providers.
Read post - 7 min readBuyer's Guide, Healthcare
Best Healthcare Salary Surveys for 2026
An independent guide to the best healthcare salary surveys for 2026: SullivanCotter, MGMA, Mercer IHN/IHP, Gallagher, Pearl Meyer. Picks by use case.
Read post - 5 min readCompensation Strategy
How to Get Your CFO to Approve a Salary Survey Purchase
Need budget for a compensation survey but finance is pushing back? Here's the ROI case, objection handling, and template to get your CFO to sign off.
Read post - 6 min readPay Transparency
Pay Transparency Laws by State: A 2026 Guide for HR and Compensation Teams
An easy state-by-state guide to U.S. pay transparency laws in 2026. Who's required to disclose, what salary range disclosures are required, and what HR teams need to do.
Read post - 5 min readCompensation 101
What Is a Salary Survey? A Guide to Compensation Benchmarking and Pay Strategy
A salary survey is the foundation of any defensible compensation program. Here's what they are, how they work, and how they power benchmarking and pay strategy.
Read post - 4 min readCompensation Strategy
Can AI Replace Salary Surveys? What ChatGPT Gets Wrong About Compensation Data
AI tools like ChatGPT give confident salary estimates, but they can't replace real compensation surveys for defensible pay decisions. Here's why.
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