Red-Circle and Green-Circle Pay Rates: What to Do
Red-circle rates sit above the range max, green-circle below the min. Here are the causes, the EEOC rules that apply, and four fixes that hold up under audit.
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Salary Range Spread and Range Penetration Explained
Range penetration shows where pay sits between the minimum and maximum. Get both formulas, the spread benchmarks by level, and when penetration beats compa-ratio.
Compa-Ratio: How to Calculate and Use It
Compa-ratio compares pay to the range midpoint. Get the formula, group calculations, target bands, and the midpoint problem that quietly breaks the metric.
Broadbanding vs Traditional Salary Structures: How to Choose
Broadbanding collapses 15+ pay grades into 4-8 wide bands. Compare broadbanding vs traditional structures, with real numbers and a five-question test.
How to Weight Compensable Factors in a Point-Factor System
A step-by-step guide to compensable factor weighting — set percentage weights, convert them to points, build degree levels, and test for bias.
Salary Benchmarking: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to run salary benchmarking end to end — choose surveys, match jobs by content, age data, blend sources, and build ranges that hold up under scrutiny.
Market Pricing vs Job Evaluation: How to Use Both Together
Market pricing and job evaluation answer different questions. Learn how to combine both so your pay is externally competitive and internally fair.
Columbus Pay Transparency Law: The 2026 Employer Guide
Columbus, Ohio now requires salary ranges in job postings. Get the effective dates, who's covered, penalties, and a compliance checklist for 2026-27.
Cleveland Pay Transparency Law: The 2026 Employer Guide
Cleveland's Ordinance 104-2025 requires salary ranges in job postings and bans salary history questions. Here's exactly what employers must do to comply.
Pay Transparency Penalties Are Real Now: What Enforcement Looks Like in 2026
The grace period is over. See the real pay transparency penalties, class actions, and cure periods hitting employers in 2026 — and how to stay out of them.
Nevada Pay Transparency Law: The 2026 Employer Guide
Nevada's SB 293 makes employers share a salary range after an interview and bans salary-history questions. See what you must do to comply in 2026.
Rhode Island Pay Transparency Law: The 2026 Employer Guide
Rhode Island's Pay Equity Act requires wage ranges, bans salary history, and sets a comparable-work pay standard. What employers must do in 2026.