Payscale
Payscale is a compensation-intelligence company providing salary data, benchmarking, job pricing, pay strategy, planning, equity, and workflow software for employers and compensation teams.
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About
Payscale is a US compensation-intelligence company founded in 2002 by Joe Giordano. Its software and data portfolio helps compensation leaders benchmark jobs, design pay structures, plan compensation cycles, evaluate pay equity, manage surveys, and communicate total rewards. Current products include Payscale Intelligence Cloud, Payscale Ascent, Payfactors, Marketpay, Paycycle, Peer, Pulse+, benchmarking, compensation strategy, and job management. Payscale reports more than 16,000 customers, support for compensation decisions affecting 20% of the US workforce, $2.3 trillion in employee salaries managed, and 746 team members across seven countries. The company combined with Payfactors in 2021 with backing from Francisco Partners and Insight Partners; private-equity investments and transaction values are not presented as aggregate venture funding.
Products
Payscale Intelligence Cloud; Payscale Ascent; Payfactors; Marketpay; Paycycle; Peer employer-reported data; Pulse+ international compensation data; salary benchmarking; job pricing and management; compensation strategy; pay structures; planning and modeling; pay equity; survey management; total rewards communication; analytics and compensation consulting.
Customers
16,000+ customers; customers manage compensation for 20% of the US workforce; 65% of Fortune 500 companies use Payscale solutions.
Leadership
founders · executives- Joe GiordanoFounder
Recent moves
funding · M&A · launches- Sep 16, 2025
Payscale in the news
All news →Payscale, a leading compensation intelligence provider, has acquired Datapeople, an AI-powered recruiting platform, to align talent acquisition with compensation strategies. This move enables organizations to ensure pay…
Sep 24, 2026AI Hiring Is Under Attack — From Candidates, Lawyers, and Its Own UsersA discrimination lawsuit, credential fraud, and performative adoption all land in the same week, forcing HR buyers to ask whether their AI hiring stack is a liability.
Sep 24, 2026Should workers be paid for AI skills?Compensation analytics firm Payscale warns that pay gaps between AI-skilled new hires and existing employees could create a retention risk for employers, according to its findings. HR and total-rewards leaders may need to revisit pay structures as AI competencies become a premium in the labor market.
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Open roles
All 10 roles →10 roles listed on Payscale's careers page as of 2026-10-23 across 4 countries. Most hiring in Customer success & support (4), Product (2), HR & recruiting (1).
Remote-United States · Remote
Open roleSenior Financial AnalystRemote-United States · Remote
Open roleManager of Customer RenewalsRemote-United States · Remote
Open roleManager, Account Management - Mid Market (Manila)Manila Office · Remote
Open roleCompensation ConsultantRemote-United States · Remote
Open roleStrategic Renewals ManagerRemote-United States · Remote
Payscale — frequently asked questions
What does Payscale do?
Payscale is a compensation-intelligence company providing salary data, benchmarking, job pricing, pay strategy, planning, equity, and workflow software for employers and compensation teams.
Where is Payscale headquartered?
Payscale is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States (remote-first team).
When was Payscale founded?
Payscale was founded in 2002.
Who founded Payscale?
Payscale was founded by Joe Giordano.
How many employees does Payscale have?
Payscale has 501-1000 employees.
What kind of HR technology is Payscale?
Payscale is categorized under Salary Data on DHRMap.
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