Market compensation studies and wage benchmarking
Review relevant market information alongside the responsibilities of the roles you want to compare.
Compensation Strategies
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Pay decisions you can explain with confidence.
Pay is a business decision and a personal conversation. We help you understand how roles compare with the market and how your pay structure works across the organization. The goal is a practical framework that supports fair, consistent decisions.
In larger organizations, compensation decisions often span departments, job families, and locations. We help you build pay structures that scale as roles are added, so leaders across the organization make decisions from the same framework.
Practical service support
How we help
We agree on the work together, with your people and priorities in mind.
Compensation structure design
Organize pay decisions into a practical structure your organization can understand and use.
Role-based pay frameworks
Connect compensation expectations with the work and responsibilities of each role.
Internal equity review
Look at how compensation compares across roles within your organization.
Guidance for pay decisions and communication
Give managers a clearer basis for explaining pay decisions and discussing compensation.
What we work toward
Make everyday work better.
- Support competitive hiring
- Give managers a clearer basis for pay discussions
- Connect compensation with retention goals
A clear starting point
It starts with a conversation.
Share your priorities
Tell us what is working, what is getting in the way, and where you want to go.
Agree on the work
We will discuss the support that fits and agree on the scope and responsibilities.
Keep talking
Keep the conversation going as the work develops and your team’s needs change.
Straightforward answers
Questions about Compensation Strategies.
What is a compensation study?
A compensation study compares the responsibilities and pay of your roles with relevant market information. It helps identify where your current approach may need attention.
Do we need to outsource all HR to use this service?
No. A compensation study can be a defined project alongside your existing HR department. We agree on roles, comparisons, and deliverables before beginning.
How does wage benchmarking differ from an internal equity review?
Wage benchmarking compares role compensation with relevant market information. An internal equity review looks at how pay compares across roles within your organization. Cushion’s compensation work can include both perspectives to support a more consistent basis for pay decisions.
Can Cushion Corp help us develop a pay structure?
Yes. Cushion Corp’s compensation services include compensation structure design and role-based pay frameworks. The work connects role responsibilities, market comparisons, and internal pay relationships with a practical framework your organization can use.
What information should we bring to a compensation discussion?
Bring the roles you want to review, current role descriptions, existing pay ranges or structures, and the compensation questions your team needs to address. Cushion will discuss the relevant comparisons and agree on the study scope and deliverables with you.
Can a compensation study cover roles in different locations?
Yes. We agree with you on which roles and locations to include and which market comparisons are relevant to each. The study can then support one pay framework that works across the organization.
Compensation Strategies
Start a clearer conversation about compensation.
Tell Cushion Corp about the roles, market comparisons, and pay decisions you want to review. We’ll discuss a compensation study or pay framework that fits your organization.
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