How to Benchmark Employee Compensation

Navigate to the Benchmarking page in Pave, then to the Employee Compensation tab within Benchmarking

Search and select a job title or family

• Our searchable job families can be found in this article

Select one of the following leveling frameworks:

• Blended: More applicable for early-stage companies with broader levels and responsibilities
• Detailed: More applicable for later-stage companies with granular levels and responsibilities

Select a job level

• Our Job Leveling Chart (which you can download below) will provide you with more information about our job leveling framework

Select the location you wish to benchmark against using one of the following filters:

US

• Market
  • All US locations
  • Tier 1: SF/Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, NYC
  • Tier 2: Chicago, Austin, Denver, Boston, Washington DC, San Diego
  • Tier 3: Other US metros
• Metro
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • New York Metro Area
  • Los Angeles Metro Area
  • Boston Metro Area
  • (download the Cities in Metros CSV at the bottom of the page for a breakdown of the cities in each metro)

Europe

• United Kingdom

Select the companies you want to benchmark against using one of the following company stage filters:

• All Data
• Capital Raised
• Valuation Range
• Number of Employees

Select one or more compensation types that apply

Select Pave or Option Impact as your data source, or both

Click the Get Benchmarking Data button