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Salary.com

Salary.com is the leading SaaS provider of compensation market data, software, and analytics,
bringing more of the trusted data and intuitive software organizations need to get pay right.
The industry’s fastest-growing compensation management company, Salary.com serves over 25,000 survey participant organizations, over 8,000 business-to-business software subscribers, and over 30 million employees globally. For more than 23 years, Salary.com has empowered confident decisions by aligning compensation practices with recruiting, performance, and development initiatives through easy-to-access data and meaningful insights.

The market-leading CompAnalyst® SaaS platform accelerates compensation workflows, delivers real-time data, and powers accurate, equitable, and competitive compensation. Through its Salary Wizard and pioneering website, Salary.com delivers continually updated, reliable market pay data and career content to over 30 million visitors each year.
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Purpose

Salary.com is the leading consumer and enterprise resource for compensation market data and analytics, software, consulting, and education. The company helps clients attract and retain top talent by getting pay right.

Founded in 1999, the company serves over 25,000 survey participant organizations, over 8,000
business-to-business software subscribers, and over 30 million employees globally. For more than 20 years, Salary.com has empowered confident decisions by aligning compensation practices with recruiting, performance, and development initiatives through easy-to-access data and meaningful insights.

The market-leading CompAnalyst® SaaS platform accelerates compensation workflows, delivers real-time data, and powers accurate, equitable, and competitive compensation. Through its Salary Wizard and pioneering website, Salary.com delivers continually updated, reliable market pay data and career content to over 30 million visitors each year.

In providing organizations the data and software tools to understand what they should pay employees, and helping employees understand what they are worth, Salary.com is bringing an informed awareness that is helping to shape the future of work.
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Vision

A global economy that is built on, and bolstered by, fair and equitable pay for all.... Read more

Mission

Salary.com works to help employers and employees Get Pay Right™. The company empowers organizations of all sizes with integrated compensation data, technology, and consulting solutions that help them make fair pay a reality. The company also helps employees know their worth: each year 30 million visitors come to the Salary.com website for salary research, the cost of living wizard, and job listings.... Read more

Additional Culture Details

Culture comes from the top and Salary.com’s founder and CEO Kent Plunkett believes happy employees are the most engaged. Everyone, including Kent’s leadership team and managers, foster a collaborative, respectful, and supportive work environment that fulfills a promise to advance careers at all levels. Kent’s ability to connect with everyone at the company is reflected in his 95% CEO approval rating on Glassdoor.

Salary.com has created a culture of appreciation, ensuring its leaders promote an optimistic attitude. Compliments are free-flowing. Words can have such a strong impact and notable efforts and accomplishments do not go unacknowledged. Celebrating employee wins is common and comes in the form of company-wide email announcements and personalized gift baskets.

The company also lives into its business motto of “Getting Pay Right” not just for customers but for the Salary.com team. This goal is incorporated into global efforts and cross-functional teams, supported by the deployment of iPass global surveys.

Work/life balance is highly promoted. We believe that only in providing balance can employees find the ability to go above and beyond for their customers. Flexible schedules are common, allowing team members to make their families and their mental health a priority. The company is known for its strong family vibe: the holiday gingerbread competition was a family affair, with each family getting Salary.com sweaters to wear as they competed!
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Headquarters

Waltham, MA

Employees

250 US Employees

Industry

Web-based Services

Recent Awards

What employees are saying

I get support from every direction and get to work with really smart and engaged colleagues. We are doing good things for our customers and it's great to be a part of it.

I feel part of a team and know I have the support I need to complete my tasks.

I'm always learning something new and feel like our company's work is making a great impact in the world of compensation and business

I am able to work with so many amazing people. Everyone is working together and everyone is valued

The main reason I love my job is that I feel heard and appreciated, and I receive wonderful support from management and my team. I enjoy the day-to-day work and feel like I am actually making a difference.

I’m doing what I love, respected for my expertise and recognized for my achievements.

I work with great colleagues. My contributions and expertise are valued.

We work directly with organizations across all sectors to help them to be the best they can be regarding their workforce engagement centered on compensation and benefits practices.

I love that I have the support I need to be a good, driven employee and I also have a great work life balance.

Leadership understands me and allows me to do my job the way I know best.

Challenging and rewarding

The company really cares and want to do the best by their employees, which really makes you want to be your best for them.

Great people and love solving customers' problems