2027 Compensation Best Practices Survey

Introduction

Each year, Payscale invites thousands of compensation professionals, HR leaders, and business owners to participate in our Compensation Best Practices Survey.

From the results of this year's survey, we will produce our flagship 2027 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR). In the report, you will find in-depth analysis of insights and trends from the collected answers to the questions in this survey that you can't get anywhere else. Please try to complete the survey all the way to the end!

This survey will close December 11, 2026, which is earlier than previous years so we can also release the report faster.

Question categories include:
• About you and your organization
• Labor market and priorities
• Compensation planning
• Compensation strategy
• Compensation preparedness
• Artificial intelligence
• Compensation technology
• Salary data & benchmarking
• Job management
• Pay transparency
• Pay equity
• Total rewards

If you provide your email address, you will receive notification when the 2027 Compensation Best Practices Report is available. Participants who complete the survey in full will be eligible to enter a raffle to win a $200 gift card. Multiple winners will be chosen and notified by email.

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1. We care about data quality. To show you are a human reading this, please select Rewards from the answer choices below. (Required.)

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2. (OPTIONAL) Please provide the following identifying information if you want to receive email notification when the 2027 Compensation Best Practices Report is available. Your identity and answers will remain confidential.

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Job title

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3. To help us with our marketing, how has the Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) impacted your organization?

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2027 Compensation Best Practices Survey

Introduction

Question Title

* 1. We care about data quality. To show you are a human reading this, please select Rewards from the answer choices below. (Required.)

Question Title

* 2. (OPTIONAL) Please provide the following identifying information if you want to receive email notification when the 2027 Compensation Best Practices Report is available. Your identity and answers will remain confidential.

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* 3. To help us with our marketing, how has the Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) impacted your organization?

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* 4. If you've used CBPR, what has been most valuable? If not, what would make it valuable?

1. We care about data quality. To show you are a human reading this, please select Rewards from the answer choices below. (Required.)

2. (OPTIONAL) Please provide the following identifying information if you want to receive email notification when the 2027 Compensation Best Practices Report is available. Your identity and answers will remain confidential.

3. To help us with our marketing, how has the Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) impacted your organization?

4. If you've used CBPR, what has been most valuable? If not, what would make it valuable?