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Pave offers real-time salary and equity benchmarking data so you can understand how your pay programs compare with market rates—no surveys required. Get started with Market Data Launch for free access to 100+ job families from 8,000+ companies.

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What is salary benchmarking?
What is salary benchmarking?

Salary benchmarking is the process by which compensation leaders compare salaries within their organization against those for similar external roles at other companies. This is how businesses determine whether their pay practices are competitive and in line with market rates.

What is equity benchmarking?
What is equity benchmarking?

Equity benchmarking follows a similar process as salary benchmarking, but looks specifically at the employee equity portion of compensation. This may include benchmarking against the market across several dimensions, such as new hire equity grants and ongoing or refresh equity grants.

What makes Pave's benchmarking tools unique?
What makes Pave's benchmarking tools unique?

Pave's Market Data products leverage our real-time dataset sourced directly from 8,000+ companies to bring you accurate salary and equity benchmarks from the most relevant peers. Using automated and persistent connections to HRIS, ATS, and EMS platforms, Pave collects salary and equity data in real-time, eliminating the need for manual compensation survey submissions. Plus, our predictive machine learning algorithms smooth the data, removing manual work and ensuring available benchmarks for every role.

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Scale with free salary benchmarking

Hit the ground running with the data you need to implement pay processes and attract talent. Access base salary and new hire equity benchmarks for free so you can grow your new venture and make compensation decisions with confidence.

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Market Data Pro meets the complex needs of larger organizations. With salary benchmarking that spans all job families in every available metro area and country, plus advanced equity tools, you can gain deeper insights into all your compensation programs.

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