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Professional development initiative reinforces Payscale’s commitment to customers by equipping them to build competitive pay programs that meet evolving market demands

BOSTON, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation intelligence solutions, today released its 2025 Pay Confidence Gap Report, revealing a widening disconnect between employers and employees around salary expectations, fueled by pay misinformation.

BOSTON, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation intelligence solutions, today released its 2025 Fair Pay Impact Report, highlighting a growing gap between employee perceptions of fair pay and reality. More than two thirds (68%) of employees report being underpaid, even when earning at or above market rates. As a result, many employers are exposing themselves to an increased risk of losing top talent. Payscale’s analysis shows that employees who think they’re paid unfairly are 45% more likely to look for a new job, regardless of their actual compensation.

SEATTLE, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payscale Inc., the leading compensation data technology company, today announced a strategic partnership with Pearl Meyer, the leading executive compensation and leadership consulting firm. This collaboration addresses the need for executive salary data, empowering organizations to make confident pay decisions.

Expanded data sets alongside new AI-enhanced solutions empower strategic pay decisions with confidence

SEATTLE, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report (GPGR), revealing that despite pay transparency laws, the closing of the gender pay gap has stalled nationwide, with systemic barriers still limiting women’s earning potential.

SEATTLE, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its flagship report, the 2025 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR). Payscale’s sixteenth comprehensive annual report reveals the latest workplace and compensation trends, analyzing data and insights from industry professionals and HR leaders amidst DEI backlash, labor tensions, and broadening pay transparency legislation.

Payscale Pulse, HRIS integrations, AI Match Suggestions, and advanced Analytics Dashboards equip compensation professionals with timely, trusted salary data to make compensation decisions with confidence

Strategic partnership provides Payscale customers competitive advantage with expanded global compensation data and insights

SEATTLE, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2024 End-of-Year Report. The report provides an analysis of the labor market heading into 2025 and ranks the top jobs by wage growth, top jobs people are seeking to quit, and top jobs by job posting growth over the past year. The findings are primarily based on Payscale’s employee-reported data from more than 1.6 million U.S. workers.

SEATTLE, Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2024 College Salary Report. The report ranks the top schools and majors based on mid-career salary potential, in an effort to help college-bound students make informed decisions about their education and future careers.

SEATTLE, July 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released the results of its ninth annual Salary Budget Survey, a key resource for HR and compensation professionals determining pay increase strategies for the upcoming year. The survey results reveal that U.S.-based employers are budgeting for 3.5% raises for 2025.

SEATTLE, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2024 College ROI Report, ​​ranking the best-value colleges based on median salary by mid-career, minus the cost of attendance. In tandem, Payscale is releasing its first College Impact on Compensation Report that examines differences in pay between college graduates and non-college graduates. The new research found that a college education remains a competitive advantage for job seekers, while those without a degree may face substantial pay inequities, even for positions where a degree is not required.

New features help top performing companies maximize return with investments in compensation management tools

New research shows proactive pay practices are a key differentiator to exceeding revenue targets, regardless of company size

New features designed to drive efficiencies for compensation and HR professionals

SEATTLE, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its flagship report, the 2024 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR). Now in its 15th year, data and insights from the company’s annual survey of compensation professionals and HR leaders are distilled into the largest report of its kind, revealing the latest workplace and compensation trends in the wake of high inflation, pay transparency legislation, and slowed economic growth.

SEATTLE, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report (GPGR), revealing that the overall gender pay gap remains unchanged despite the strides made in pay transparency legislation this year – but there has been progress on narrowing the racial wage gap. Data shows that the controlled gender pay gap has closed in 2024 for American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black, and Hispanic women.

SEATTLE, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2023 End-of-Year Report. The report examines the state of the labor market heading into 2024 and ranks the jobs with the highest wage growth over the past year as well as the positions with the highest quit rates, based on Payscale’s employee-reported data from more than 770,000 U.S. workers.

Compference engages professionals in compensation practices that keep pace with pay transparency legislation, dynamic labor markets, and modern business, setting the standard for the future of work

SEATTLE, Oct. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released the results of its 2023 Remote Work Report, providing an updated analysis of work-from-home and return-to-office polices and expectations. The report found that an inability to work remotely is correlated with quitting; employees who must work on-site are 14% more likely to seek a new job than those who are fully remote, while those who have the ability to work from home as needed are least likely to seek a new job.

SEATTLE, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, revealed its 2023 College Salary Report. The report highlights the top schools and degrees with the highest earning potential just in time for students making important decisions about the upcoming academic year.

SEATTLE, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, launched its eighth annual Salary Budget Survey (SBS), revealing that pay increases in 2024 are predicted to be 3.8% on average in the United States, with higher increases seen in some states, industries, and other countries. According to the report, the proportion of organizations expecting their salary budgets in 2024 to either increase or stay the same as last year is 78% in the United States and 81% in Canada — a testament to the competitive labor market of the past few years and the high expectations workers have for raises against inflation. However, the market has cooled from the frenzy of the Great Resignation, with unemployment increasing and inflation dropping. The percentage of organizations expecting to lower their salary increase budgets in 2024 has risen from 9% to 22%.

SEATTLE, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released the results of its Retention Report, a first-of-its-kind look at the top reasons employees consider quitting their jobs. The research found that pay transparency increases retention but other variables such as a company’s future outlook, fair pay perception, workplace culture, and manager relationships have a greater impact.

The arrival of Indeed veteran Farris alongside new Chief Technology Officer Raj Cherukuri will propel the business into its next phase of growth

SEATTLE , March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, revealed the results of its 2023 Gender Pay Gap Report (GPGR), in observance of Equal Pay Day. This year’s report found that the gender pay gap is still impacting women nationwide, but is beginning to close in some locations and industries.

SEATTLE, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released the results of its flagship survey, the 2023 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR), shedding light on the ongoing power struggle between employees and employers. The largest report of its kind on compensation trends and total rewards, this year’s CBPR examines how employers can elevate their compensation management strategy to rebalance the employee experience in a precarious economy and the age of pay transparency.

SEATTLE, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Payscale Inc., the leading provider of compensation data, software and services, released its 2022 End of Year Hot Jobs Report. The report ranks the jobs that will be least impacted by a recession, as well as the roles employees are most likely to quit—or “quiet quit”—based on Payscale’s employee-reported data from more than 1.1 million U.S. workers.

Agora’s dynamic offers and total rewards capabilities underscore Payscale’s mission to make sustainable fair pay a reality