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Median Base Salary
Median base salary across all employees
How it’s computed
MEDIAN(base_salary)
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.
“This also exacerbates the issue regarding the comparison of a small office with two large offices.CHAPTER 4 MEASURES OF LOCATION 4.1 Number99Mode50,000Median65,000Mean66,364Trimmed mean (n = 89)65,652 4.2 Skewed positively with a tail to the right, because the mean is more than…”
— Statistics for Compensationmatch 53%
“If the employer is investigating claims of discriminatory pay-setting practices, then the base rate of pay may be the appropriate choice.NoteThere is no reason the same compensation metrics must be studied across similarly situated employee groupings. Different compensation…”
— Compensating Employees Fairlymatch 52%
“It is calculated by dividing the sum of salary increase amounts for all eligible employees by the eligible payroll. Both the numerator and the denominator include those who were eligible and participated but received no increase.[C4, GR4]AwardAn amount of cash, a prize, a symbol…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 51%
Resources: Statistics for Compensation · Compensating Employees Fairly · Worldatwork Handbook Compensation