Salary Range Methodology

Your starting point for everything on salary range methodology — from reading BLS data to setting range spreads and visualizing pay bands.

Jun 27, 2026

Canada uses NOC codes; the US uses SOC codes. Here's how to map the same role across both for bi-national ranges.

Jun 18, 2026

Statistics Canada's NOC wage dataset is the Canadian equivalent of BLS OEWS. Here's how to read it and build provincial ranges.

Jun 17, 2026

Bands and grades sound interchangeable but solve different problems. Here's how to choose a pay structure that scales with growth.

May 28, 2026

Multiple offices mean multiple ranges per role. Here's how to manage location-based range sets without spreadsheet sprawl.

May 23, 2026

Tiered remote pay policies let one role have several defensible ranges. Here's how to structure metro, mid-market, and remote bands.

May 22, 2026

Different job families call for different range widths. Here are practical range-spread defaults from administrative to executive roles.

May 17, 2026

A clear pay band chart turns raw range data into a story your board and executives can read at a glance. Here's how to build one.

May 16, 2026

Posting a national-average range in a high-cost metro can be non-compliant. Here's how geographic differentials from state-level data fix that.

May 15, 2026

Accurate salary ranges start with mapping each internal title to the right SOC code. Here's how to do it without guesswork.

May 14, 2026

The 10th, 50th, and 90th percentile wages in BLS data are the raw material of a salary range. Here's what each represents and how to use them.

May 13, 2026

Your salary band's midpoint is its anchor to the market median — and the reference point for compa-ratio. Here's how to set it correctly.

May 12, 2026