6 Tools for Compensation Benchmarking
Option Impact, Carta, Levels, and More!
Oh hey!
Welcome back to my very aspirationally weekly startup hiring newsletter.
Today, after reading suggestions from some VC platform folks, doing a decent amount of Googling, and perusing Twitter, I’m sharing some of the best tools for compensation benchmarking.
Let’s get right to it, shall we?
Option Impact - Collaborative compensation data for over 3000 private companies.
Carta Total Comp - Take the guesswork out of salary and equity compensation.
Payscale - Relevant, validated salary data and industry-leading, AI-powered compensation software.
Levels.fyi - Compare career levels & compensation packages across different companies.
Pave - Plan, communicate, and benchmark your compensation in real-time.
Compete - Real-time market data for HR leaders, CFOs, and Venture Capital Funds in tech.
Okay, I’ve shown you the tools. How you use them to your advantage? That’s up to you, my friend 😉
Till next time,
Justin
Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital
Host of Just Go Grind and Talking Venture
Great list, Justin! Compensation benchmarking is such a crucial yet often challenging part of building fair and competitive offers, especially in the fast-moving startup world.