Compensation Benchmarking & Total Rewards Design

Required Inputs

Input	Description	Required?
Employee data	Headcount by role, level, location, current compensation (base + variable + equity)	Yes
Job architecture	Internal job levels, titles, role descriptions	Yes
Business context	Industry, size, growth stage, geographic footprint	Yes
Compensation philosophy	Current philosophy or willingness to define one	Yes
Market survey data	Access to or willingness to acquire salary survey data	Recommended
Financial constraints	Total compensation budget, budget increase ceiling	Recommended
Current pay structure	Existing salary bands, grades, incentive plans	Recommended
Peer group	Identified competitor companies for talent	Recommended
Demographic data	Gender, ethnicity for pay equity analysis (where legally collected)	Recommended