Compensation Consulting
Solve your critical compensation challenges

Salary.com’s consultants help you price jobs competitively, ensure pay equity, and design salary structures that optimize costs. With industry-leading solutions and deep market insights, we simplify compensation decisions with clear, actionable recommendations.
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We Can Help
Our consultants solve your top compensation challenges
Get Pay Right
Build a strong foundation with market-aligned compensation structures. From salary benchmarking to job leveling, we help you design pay programs that attract and retain top talent while ensuring internal consistency. Click here to learn more.
Pay Fair
Achieve pay equity and transparency with data-driven strategies that build trust, attract talent, and keep you compliant. We help you identify gaps, implement fair pay structures, and communicate with confidence.
Control Costs
Optimize compensation spending without sacrificing competitiveness. Our data-driven approach helps you manage pay structures, incentive plans, and compression risks to keep costs in check while driving performance.
And Much More...
We can help you with custom surveys, HR analytics, data cleaning, and specialized training. Our retainer services provide ongoing support to address your compensation and HR needs as they arise. Click here for a full list of our services.
Services We Offer
Market Pricing & Pay Structures
- Market Pricing, Benchmarking, and Competitive Pay Assessment
- Salary Structure Design
- Base Pay Program Administration
- Cost-of-Living Zone Modeling
Job Architecture, Leveling & Descriptions
- Job Analysis
- Job Evaluations
- Job Descriptions
- Job Architecture and Job Classifications
- Job Leveling
- Skills and Competencies Integration
- Career Progression Reporting
Incentive Planning and Executive Compensation
- Short and Long Term Incentive Plans
- Sales Incentive Plans
- Executive Compensation
- Nonprofit Executive Compensation
Compensation Philosophy & Strategy
- Compensation Philosophy Facilitation
- Pay Program Documentation
- Pay Equity Consulting
Data, Benchmarking & Custom Research
- HR Analytics and Benchmarking
- Benefits Analysis
- Custom Surveys
- Data Cleaning - Job Descriptions
- Data Cleaning
Custom Solutions
- Ongoing Advice and Support
- Compensation Communications
- Performance Management
- Training
- Tailored Consulting and Unique Projects
Market Pricing & Pay Structures
- Market Pricing, Benchmarking, and Competitive Pay Assessment
- Salary Structure Design
- Base Pay Program Administration
- Cost-of-Living Zone Modeling
Compensation Philosophy & Strategy
- Compensation Philosophy Facilitation
- Pay Program Documentation
- Pay Equity Consulting
Job Architecture, Leveling & Descriptions
- Job Analysis
- Job Evaluations
- Job Descriptions
- Job Architecture and Job Classifications
- Job Leveling
- Skills and Competencies Integration
- Career Progression Reporting
Data, Benchmarking & Custom Research
- HR Analytics and Benchmarking
- Benefits Analysis
- Custom Surveys
- Data Cleaning - Job Descriptions
- Data Cleaning
Incentive Planning and Executive Compensation
- Short and Long Term Incentive Plans
- Sales Incentive Plans
- Executive Compensation
- Nonprofit Executive Compensation
Custom Solutions
- Ongoing Advice and Support
- Compensation Communications
- Performance Management
- Training
- Tailored Consulting and Unique Projects
Why Choose Salary.com’s Consultants
Diversified and Experienced Team
Our individual consultants have decades of experience in a variety of industries. We have the knowledge and skills to help you in your specific organization, industry, and circumstances.
Salary.com’s Powerful Solutions
We leverage Salary.com’s industry-leading total compensation management platform, making full use of its trusted data and award-winning compensation solutions.
High-Touch Communication
Clear communication is a cornerstone of our process, and we will be with you every step of the way. Our team of consultants are available to provide guidance and support.
An Extra Set of Hands
Serious analysis is a big undertaking that all too often gets pushed to the bottom of the to-do list. This is a mistake, and everyone knows it, but sometimes your internal team just can’t get the time. Our consultants provide the extra resources and expertise to implement your compensation initiatives.
Third-Party Neutrality
Bringing in outside help demonstrates your commitment to fairness, transparency, and impartiality. It also guarantees a level of discretion not always possible within an organization.
Salary.com’s Solutions
Salary.com’s consultants are powered by our industry leading suite of solutions. We’ve got the data, and the technology, to deliver the results you need:






Meet the Experts








Angela Bailey
Angela has served the HR and consulting profession for more than 20 years delivering expertise in HR strategy, total rewards, talent and performance management, people operations, project management, and culture development for various industries including manufacturing, transportation, higher education, healthcare, consulting, retail, professional services and non-profits. Angela has compensation and HR consulting experience in both large and small firms in addition to holding HR VP and CHRO positions. Angela's volunteer leadership includes SHRM, and Rotary and serving on many non-profit boards. She is also an active member of WorldatWork.
Angela holds an MBA from the University of Louisville, and multiple certifications including SPHR, CCP, Achieve Global Leadership, DEI, Mentoring, and Health Coach. Angela is a frequent speaker for the Kentucky Chamber, SHRM, the Center for Non-Profit Excellence (CNPE), and other professional organizations.
Angela’s technical specialties include:
- Broad-based compensation and benefits strategy, design, implementation, and management
- Workforce Planning
- Succession Planning
- Talent Strategy
- DEIB
- Mergers and acquisitions: HR, rewards, and technology due diligence and culture integration
- Sales and performance incentive design
- System design and implementations
What Our Clients Say

“Salary.com’s consulting team recreated our entire compensation system from scratch, which was a huge lift, and we were so thankful we had the partnership we did. The services reshaped our organizations salary structure, something that needed to be addressed for several years. The collaboration with the project team throughout the project was most valuable. We have formed relationships with the consulting team and know we can always reach out to them if we need additional guidance.”
Alison Widmer
Director of Administrative Services at State of North Dakota Dept. of Commerce
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