HR Data Labs Consulting
Salary Structures
Salary ranges built on real market data, designed for your organization — not pulled from a free calculator and hoped for the best.
The Core Problem
A Salary Range Is Only as Good as the Data Behind It
Most mid-size organizations have salary ranges. Very few have salary ranges they can actually defend — to a candidate, to a regulator, or to a long-tenured employee who just found out what the new hire makes.
HR Data Labs builds market-priced salary structures using validated survey data from the sources that matter to your industry and geography. Not a national average. Not a "typical" range. The right number for your specific situation — with the documentation to stand behind it.
Survey Sources We Work With
We work with the data you already have access to, or recommend the right survey investment for your organization's size and sector.
What We Build
Market Pricing & Salary Structure Deliverables
Job Matching & Aging
Every role matched to the right survey benchmark using standard methodology. Survey data aged to the current date to reflect today's market, not last year's.
Market Pricing Analysis
A full competitive analysis showing where each role sits relative to P25, P50, P75, and P90 — by job family, level, and geography.
Salary Range Design
Minimum, midpoint, and maximum ranges built around your market positioning strategy, with spread and overlap designed for your business model.
Grade Structure
Salary grades that group related roles together — making compensation administration consistent and scalable as you grow.
Compa-Ratio Analysis
Where your current employees sit relative to the new ranges — identifying who's below minimum, who's above maximum, and who's at risk for compression.
Maintenance Playbook
A documented process for updating your ranges annually — so your team can keep them current without hiring us again every year.
Why It Matters
Salary Structures Done Right Solve Three Problems at Once
Offer ranges you can defend in an offer letter — and post in states that require it.
Reduce compression and inequity that quietly drives your best people to look elsewhere.
Have documented, market-based ranges ready for pay transparency law requirements.
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Your First Conversation Is Free
30 minutes. No sales pitch. Just an honest conversation about your salary structure challenges and whether we're the right fit.