# Salary.com

> Salary.com sells compensation data, cloud software, analytics, and consulting to HR and compensation teams, alongside salary research tools for individuals. Its portfolio connects job definitions, market benchmarks, pay structures, equity analysis, incentive planning, and employee communications; its 2026 SalaryTalent launch extends that foundation into talent management.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Waltham, United States
- **Founders:** Kent Plunkett (Co-founder; Board Director; former CEO), Yong Zhang (Co-founder; Chairman and CEO)
- **Products:** CompAnalyst Max, CompAnalyst Market Data, JobArchitect Max, CompXL, Pay Equity Suite
- **Notable:** Named to the Inc. 5000 for the sixth time in 2025, according to its December 2025 announcement., CompAnalyst Pay Equity Suite received Ventana Research’s 2022 Digital Innovation Award for Human Capital Management., Company reports serving more than 10,000 customer organizations worldwide.

## Products & services

- **CompAnalyst Max** — Market pricing, salary structures, compensation analysis, and AI-assisted workflows connected to employee data.
- **CompAnalyst Market Data** — HR-reported compensation benchmarks with job matching and market context.
- **JobArchitect Max** — Centralized job descriptions, approval workflows, skills frameworks, and AI assistance.
- **CompXL** — Merit, bonus, commissions, equity, and total rewards planning; acquired in 2023.
- **Pay Equity Suite** — Pay disparity analysis and remediation modeling within compensation management.
- **Compdata and IPAS surveys** — Participatory compensation and benefits surveys for domestic and international benchmarking.
- **SalaryIQ** — Labor-market intelligence using job postings and hiring signals.
- **Elevate Pay Communications** — Employee-facing pay, benefits, and career information in a secure portal.
- **Data as a Service** — Licensed compensation, job posting, and skills data delivered through APIs and feeds.
- **Compensation consulting and professional services** — Pay structure design, market pricing, pay equity, executive compensation, implementation, and training.
- **SalaryTalent** — Compensation-first recruiting, candidate sourcing, performance management, workforce management, and HR agent orchestration.
- **Consumer salary research** — Salary estimates, salary research, and cost-of-living tools for individuals.

## Achievements

- Named to the Inc. 5000 for the sixth time in 2025, according to its December 2025 announcement.
- CompAnalyst Pay Equity Suite received Ventana Research’s 2022 Digital Innovation Award for Human Capital Management.
- Company reports serving more than 10,000 customer organizations worldwide.
- Achieved Workday Design Approved integration recognition in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Launched SalaryTalent on September 28 with five talent-management products.
- **2026-08** — Announced Workday Design Approved CompAnalyst integration on August 25.
- **2026-03** — Introduced Max and a new brand identity on March 31.
- **2025-12** — Yong Zhang became Chairman and CEO; Kent Plunkett moved to Board Director.

## Links

- Website: https://www.salary.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/salarydotcom/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/salary
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/salarytalk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mysalary/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01