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Compensation per FTE
Annual compensation spend divided by full-time-equivalent count.
How it’s computed
annual_comp_spend / fte_count
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Those accepting this position maintain that women performing jobs of comparable worth to those performed by men should be paid the same as men, excepting allowable differences (for example, seniority plans, merit plans, productionbased pay plans or different locations).[C1, C2,…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 57%
“For example, if date of birth is missing for some employees, and age at hire is to be used in the multiple regression analysis, the missing date of birth information should be collected and integrated. Entering 0 for those individuals with missing dates of birth can potentially…”
— Compensating Employees Fairlymatch 55%
“How do we distribute compensation across the organization?Compensation spend distribution analysis takes the total compensation spent on a defined set of employees (i.e., a group) and calculates the percent of the total spend that is allocated to each group. Groups can include…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 54%
Resources: Worldatwork Handbook Compensation · Compensating Employees Fairly · The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)