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COMPENSATION CONSULTING SERVICES

Build a compensation program you can actually scale.

Work directly with compensation experts to build the philosophy, salary ranges, job leveling, pay equity, and pay programs your company needs, backed by real market data and modern compensation technology.

Deep expertise

Consultants with longtime experience as industry leaders

Data + experts + software

Licensed market data, consultants, and technology under one roof

Strategy to rollout

We stay through implementation, not just the recommendation

Built for growing companies

Especially teams without a dedicated compensation function
Sound familiar?

Your compensation program shouldn't be held together by spreadsheets and guesswork.

“Our salary ranges are outdated.”

Get market-backed salary ranges that reflect how you actually compete for talent.

“We don't have a clear compensation philosophy.”

Define how you pay, why you pay that way, and how to apply it consistently.

“We're not sure employees are paid fairly.”

Understand pay gaps and build an actionable path toward greater pay equity.

“We've outgrown our leveling structure.”

Create scalable job architecture and job leveling frameworks that keep up with growth.

“We need executive compensation guidance.”

Benchmark leadership pay and design a strategy that attracts and retains key talent.

Something else keeping you up at night?

Tell us what's broken →
what we do

Compensation consulting services built around outcomes

Every engagement ends with something your team can use on Monday morning, not a slide deck that ages on a shared drive.

Pay Strategy & Salary Ranges

Know what to pay and why.
A guided conversation and internal document outlining the most scalable compensation strategy for your company goals.
YOU WALK AWAY WITH
  • Compensation philosophy and market positioning
  • Salary and equity ranges
  • Geographic pay approach
  • Documentation for managers
Learn about pay range consulting →

Compensation Benchmarking

See exactly where you stand.
A salary market analysis of base, target total cash, and equity against the peer market you actually hire from.
YOU WALK AWAY WITH
  • Employee-level market comparisons
  • Competitive position by function and level
  • Peer market definition
  • Prioritized gaps to address
Learn about compensation benchmarking →

Job Architecture & Leveling

Give every role a clear place and path.
A company-wide job leveling framework that reflects your values, flexes by function and captures technical skills.
YOU WALK AWAY WITH
  • Job families and career tracks
  • Level definitions by function
  • Every role mapped to a level
  • Clear promotion criteria
Learn about job leveling →

Pay Equity Analysis

Know you pay fairly, and fix it if you don't.
A pay equity audit by department, level and tenure, with a costed, prioritized plan to close the gaps.
YOU WALK AWAY WITH
  • Pay equity findings report
  • What is driving each gap
  • Remediation plan and cost
  • Ongoing monitoring approach
Learn about pay equity audits →

Executive Compensation Consulting

Attract and keep the leaders you need.
Benchmark leadership pay against a defensible peer group and set the right mix of cash, incentives, and equity.
YOU WALK AWAY WITH
  • Executive peer group
  • Leadership pay benchmarks
  • Pay mix and incentive recommendations
  • Board-ready summary
Learn about executive compensation →

Incentive & Equity Plan Design

Reward the results that matter.
Bonus and equity programs with clear funding and payout mechanics, modeled across valuation and eligibility scenarios.
YOU WALK AWAY WITH
  • Bonus plan design and targets by level
  • Equity guidelines and refresh approach
  • Cash and equity burn modeling
  • Rollout plan for ongoing programs
Learn about incentive design →
HOW AN ENGAGEMENT WORKS

From compensation problem to actionable program

01

Diagnose

We learn your business, workforce and compensation challenges.

02

Benchmark

We evaluate your pay against relevant, current market data.

03

Design

Your consultant builds the compensation strategy, framework or program you need.

04

Implement

We help put the recommendations into practice, not just hand over a slide deck.

05

Maintain

OpenComp software keeps the work current as you hire, promote, and run merit cycles.
WHY OPENCOMP

Consulting expertise meets compensation technology

Traditional Consulting

OpenComp

Strategy

Strategy

Analysis

Real compensation data from multiple sources, including customer payroll

Spreadsheet or PDF deliverable

Actionable recommendations

<Something else goes here>

Software to operationalize the strategy

Engagement ends. The work starts going stale

Ongoing visibility as your company grows

Most compensation projects shouldn't end with a spreadsheet. OpenComp combines hands-on compensation consulting with the technology and market data to put your strategy into action, and keep it current as your company grows.
NOT READY TO TALK?

Start with your compensation philosophy.

Comp Philosophy 101: The What, Why, How & When
Learn how to build a compensation philosophy that creates consistency around market positioning, salary ranges, equity, and pay decisions.
Watch the webinar →
WHY NOW?

Compensation problems get more expensive as you grow.

Build the foundation now, before another hiring cycle, merit cycle, or growth phase makes it harder.
talk to a compensation expert
Inconsistent offers
→
Hiring challenges
Poorly designed ranges
→
Unnecessary payroll spend
Pay inequities
→
Employee and compliance risk
No leveling framework
→
Promotion confusion
Reactive comp decisions
→
Leadership time wasted

Sleep tight knowing you got pay right.

Tell us what you're working on. A compensation consultant will follow up to scope the engagement.

You are in safe hands with us.

Feel confident that your comp data is safe and secure with OpenComp's access controls, data encryption, security certifications and system audits.