Edit Grade Bands & Assign Jobs to Grades

In a grades-based band set, you manage compensation at the grade level and assign jobs to inherit those bands. This guide covers editing grade bands and assigning jobs to grades.

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Overview

Grades-based approach:

• Define compensation ranges for grades (e.g., Engineering 2, G&A 3)
• Assign jobs to grades
• All jobs in a grade share the same compensation bands

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Editing Grade Bands

Grade band editing works the same as jobs-based band editing, but at the grade level.

Access Grade Band Editing

1. Navigate to Market Pricing
2. Open your grades-based band set
3. Click the Bands tab
4. Toggle View by: Grades
5. Select the grades you want to edit (checkboxes)

Edit Operations

Grade bands use the same edit operations as jobs-based bands:

1. Align to market data - Snap bands to benchmark percentiles

2. Apply midpoint progression - Create consistent pay progressions across ranks

3. Adjust band width - Set min/max spreads around midpoints

4. Apply pay zone differential - Adjust bands across locations

5. Adjust bands - Increase/decrease by percentage

6. Round bands - Clean up values to standard increments

See Edit Bands (Jobs-Based) article for detailed workflows and modal screenshots.

Grade View Features

The Bands tab shows grade rows (e.g., BUS1, BUS2, BUS3, BUS4):

• Grade name - e.g., "BUS1"
• → icon - Expand to see jobs assigned to this grade
• # bands - Number of pay zone × grade combinations (e.g., "5" for Brazil zone)
• Pay zone - Geographic zone (e.g., Brazil)
• Range - Visual bar showing min to max
• Min, Mid, Max - Compensation values
• Benchmark - Market data comparison
• Delta to Benchmark - Percentage difference

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Assigning Jobs to Grades

The key operation in grades-based band sets: moving jobs to grades so they inherit grade compensation bands.

Assign to Grade

Access:

1. Go to Bands tab
2. Select one or more jobs (checkboxes)
3. Click Assign to grade button in toolbar

Assign to grade modal:

Fields:

Grade dropdown

• Shows existing grades (e.g., "CX8", "BUS1")
• Type to search
• + Add "[grade name]" option appears at bottom
  • Example: Type "CX8" → "+ Add 'CX8'" option appears
  • Click to create new grade on the fly

Group dropdown (optional)

• Select or create grade group
• Example: "CX"
• Organizes grades into groups

Rank field

• Numeric rank for grade ordering
• Example: 8
• Determines progression order

Impact of changes section (expands when grade selected):

Shows impact for each pay type (e.g., Base pay):

Dropdown: Base pay ▼

• Shows impact metrics for selected pay type

Employees affected

• Count: e.g., "3"
• Number of employees impacted by this assignment

Cost to bring employees to min

• Dollar amount: e.g., "$0"
• Cost to adjust employees below new minimum to the minimum

Cost to maintain employees' C/R

• Dollar amount: e.g., "$0"
• Cost to maintain employees' current compa-ratio in the new band

Buttons:

• Cancel - Close without assigning
• Assign (blue button) - Confirm assignment

How Assignment Works

Important: When you assign a job to a grade, the assignment happens per pay zone.

Example:

Job: Associate Account Manager
Current state: In pay zone "Brazil"

Action: Assign to grade "BUS1"

Result:
- Associate Account Manager in Brazil → BUS1 grade in Brazil pay zone
- The job inherits BUS1's Brazil pay zone bands
- If the job exists in other pay zones, those assignments are separate

Key point: You're assigning the job within a specific pay zone to the grade within that same pay zone. The grade + pay zone combination determines the actual compensation band.

Creating New Grades During Assignment

You can create new grades without leaving the assign modal:

1. Select job(s)
2. Click Assign to grade
3. In the grade dropdown, type a new grade name (e.g., "CX8")
4. Click + Add "CX8" option
5. Fill in Group and Rank
6. Review impact
7. Click Assign

The new grade is created and the job is assigned in one step.

Impact Modal Details

The Impact of changes section helps you understand the consequences before assigning:

What it shows:

• Which pay type is being analyzed (toggle dropdown to see different pay types)
• How many employees will be affected
• Financial impact of bringing anyone below minimum up to minimum
• Financial impact of maintaining employees' current compa-ratio

Use this to:

• Verify the assignment makes sense financially
• Identify if you need to budget for adjustments
• Check if employees will fall outside the new bands
• Decide whether to proceed with the assignment

Example scenario:

Assigning "Senior Engineer" jobs to IC3 grade:

Base pay impact:
- Employees affected: 25
- Cost to bring to min: $45,000
- Cost to maintain C/R: $0

This tells you:
- 25 employees will move to IC3 bands
- Some are currently below IC3 minimum
- Would cost $45K to bring them to minimum
- Everyone else already at or above minimum

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Related Articles

• Edit Bands (Jobs-Based): Detailed edit operation workflows
• Manage & Edit Grade Structure: Creating and managing grades
• Manage & Edit Jobs: Creating jobs to assign to grades
• Add Bands: Adding initial grade bands
• Reviewing Benchmarks: Benchmarking grades against market

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