Compensation, written down properly
Everything here is written by people who have run these cycles. Read it, download it, and use it.
Guides and tools
The Turnover Matrix
Paste in your employee data and see your turnover rate by performance rating and position in pay range, so you can see where merit budget keeps your top performers.
ReadGuideHow to run a merit cycle
The annual pay increase process stage by stage — budget, census, merit matrix, allocation, manager planning, approvals — plus a realistic Q1 timeline.
ReadGuidePay equity in the merit cycle
Why uniform percentage increases widen pay gaps every year, and how to close them using budget you have already committed.
ReadFree toolMerit budget calculator
Enter headcount, average salary, and budget percentage. See your pool and how it splits across performance ratings. No sign-up.
ReadComparisonSpreadsheets vs. HyperEquity
Where the spreadsheet cycle genuinely works, where it breaks, what that costs, and the point at which replacing it pays for itself.
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