CompData
See what each source can support
Use one role to compare the estimate and uncertainty at each level of evidence. For a mid-career software/product engineer in R&D, US national, the examples are: SOC observed at $98K ± $85K and $790/yr; modeled market at $98K ± $31K and $1,490/yr. The company-calibrated tier is a projection toward $98K ± $15K and is not available today. The consortium's design target is $98K ± $8K; it is staged and not for sale. The first range comes from public BLS occupation data across job levels. The modeled range comes from the combined-source model's residual error. Every figure should keep its source, date and uncertainty beside it.
The same role, at each precision tier
Software / product engineer, mid-career (R&D P3), US national
Public BLS data at occupation grain — one number covers every level of the job. Computed: the model's level span at occupation grain (p10 of the lowest level to p90 of the highest).
Our combined-source equation at Job × Level grain, with its real residual band. Computed: the live equation's p10–p90 residual band (holdout R²≈0.89).
The model calibrated on your own pay data, maintained as a connection. Projected: calibrating on your data is designed to roughly halve the residual. Labeled a projection until the tier ships.
Real, anonymized peer pay for your niche — min-N protected, jobs auto-matched. Design target: the min-N peer spread of a contributing niche. The consortium is staged; this bar is the target, stated as such.
The bar is real: we compute the error on every figure and show it. Each tier up is a tighter error bar on the pay for your actual jobs — you pick the precision you need.
Choose the market evidence you need
Observed occupation wages use BLS OEWS: $258 once, $79/month, or $790/year. Modeled market pay prices jobs by job and level: $490 once, $149/month, or $1,490/year. The model combines three commercial survey sources and reports an uncertainty range from its own residual error. Bring Your Own Survey is available for teams supplying their own survey at $18,000. Company calibration remains projected and unavailable; the consortium remains staged.
- SOC observed (BLS OEWS)
- Modeled market (Job × Level)
- Modeled + your data, maintained connection
- Bring your own survey (BYOS)
- Consortium — real peer payStaged — talk to us
Keep the required wage floor in view
Use jurisdictional minimum-wage rules, ordinances, rates and effective dates beneath each pay decision. A one-time snapshot costs $258. The maintained feed costs $79/month or $790/year and is updated as rules change. A maintained connection to your data costs $2,900/year.
- One-time snapshot
- Maintained feed
- Connected to your data, maintained
Ready-made ranges, bands and grades
The Pay Structure Library provides market-anchored range-width variants for $490. Templated Pay Systems apply a selected compensation strategy, company size and industry scope for $490. A custom structure using your job families and strategy on the CompData model costs $1,490. Templated systems label each figure by its modeled or policy basis and record the model edition.
- Pay Structure Library (range-width variants)
- Templated Pay Systems (strategy × size × industry)
- Custom structure — your families + strategy on our model
Choose policy, company size and industry scope
Select a compensation strategy, company size and industry scope to receive grades, ranges, midpoints and progression from the pay model. Available scopes are General (all functions), Technology & Software, Professional Services, and Industrial & Operations. Scope determines which functions are covered. It does not change the pay estimate because the model contains no industry differential.
Lean & Simple
match the marketMarket matching with less administration.
A market-matching structure for organizations that want fair pay with limited administrative overhead.
- Small (<50)7 grades · $45K–$462K
- Mid-size (50–200)13 grades · $39K–$462K
- Large (200–1,000)25 grades · $36K–$462K
Talent Magnet
lead the marketLead the market for scarce talent.
A lead-the-market structure for growth-stage organizations competing for scarce talent.
- Small (<50)7 grades · $49K–$508K
- Mid-size (50–200)13 grades · $43K–$508K
- Large (200–1,000)25 grades · $40K–$508K
Pay for Performance
match the marketMarket base with wider ranges.
A market-matching base with wider ranges that leave more room for differences in performance.
- Small (<50)7 grades · $45K–$462K
- Mid-size (50–200)13 grades · $39K–$462K
- Large (200–1,000)25 grades · $36K–$462K
Steady & Transparent
match the marketPredictable ranges for clear communication.
A market-matching structure with predictable, publishable ranges for organizations that value clarity and tenure.
- Small (<50)7 grades · $45K–$462K
- Mid-size (50–200)13 grades · $39K–$462K
- Large (200–1,000)25 grades · $36K–$462K
Cost-Disciplined
lag the marketA deliberate below-market policy.
A below-market structure for margin-tight organizations that choose to lag the market by design.
- Small (<50)7 grades · $41K–$425K
- Mid-size (50–200)13 grades · $36K–$425K
- Large (200–1,000)25 grades · $33K–$425K
Equity-Forward
lag the marketLower cash pay with ownership upside.
A below-market cash structure for early-stage startups that use ownership as part of the reward.
- Small (<50)7 grades · $39K–$407K
- Mid-size (50–200)13 grades · $34K–$407K
- Large (200–1,000)25 grades · $32K–$407K
Industry scopes: General (all functions) · Technology & Software · Professional Services · Industrial & Operations. Industry selects which functions the structure covers — our pay model carries no industry differential, so industry never changes a dollar. Templates are honestly industry-neutral on pay; we don't fabricate differentials the model can't support.
A planned source of anonymized peer pay
Traditional niche surveys can cost $15–20K+ all-in: $5–10K for the dataset and roughly $10K for job-matching work. The planned CompData consortium is designed to add anonymized peer contributions to the modeled baseline, match jobs automatically and protect every result with minimum group-size rules. The estimate would narrow as participation in a niche grows. The consortium is staged and is not for sale today. Talk to CompData about a future niche.
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