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Ernestina G.
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Human Resources Coordinator
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

One of my favorite things about payfactors is how much we can truly dive into the data provided. I also love the community page and being able to connect with others in Compensation. Truly a great platform!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

There are a few areas I could see improved, perhaps a live chat feature in Service. Its nice to have instant answers and not have to wait for the service team until the next day or two. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

Its allowing us to really take a look at equity and being able to provide compensation competitively Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Payfactors Overview

What is Payfactors?

For organizations who pay people and strive to #getpayright, Payfactors is a Compensation Platform that delivers : * Fresh and transparent compensation data to ensure you are making accurate and competitive pay decisions you can confidently stand behind. * Scalable Compensation Technology that helps guide you on your compensation journey while driving process efficiency and weaving equity into the fabric of all pay decisions. * Committed Customer Experience to support your needs with an extra set of hands, connections with other comp pros, and 24/7 access to resources. * Customizable Compensation Planning tool to streamline your process, foster collaboration, and maintain clear oversight during your merit and increase cycle

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Payfactors at its core helps organizations develop scalable and data driven compensation programs. What this means is that we start by giving organizations access to market data that they can use to make fair pay decisions. Users can then use functionality to develop pay structures so pay decisions remain fair and equitable over time. All this information brought together makes reporting and analytics of important data such as pay compression easy to escalate throughout the organization. Payfactors also provides easy avenues for organizations to expand into key areas such as job descriptions, compensation planning and pay equity analysis. We foster a sense of collaborative compensation that means users can bring key people into the process to provide feedback along the way and to help them better understand the parameters in which pay decisions should be made. We strive through this approach to create more equitable workplaces – proven through data – and make it easier to communicate pay with employees.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Payscale is the #1 choice in compensation management.
More than 65% of the Fortune 500 choose Payscale.
$2.9 trillion in employee salaries managed in Payscale solutions.
More than 50 million jobs were priced in Payscale solutions in the last year.


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Payscale
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Seattle, Washington
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As the industry leader in compensation management, Payscale is on a mission to help job seekers, employees, and businesses get pay right and to make sustainable fair pay a reality. Empowering more than 50% of the Fortune 500 in 198 countries, Payscale provides a combination of diverse and dynamic data sources, experienced compensation services, and scalable software to enable organizations such as Angel City Football Club, Target, Gainsight, and eBay to make fair and appropriate pay decisions.


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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Good tool overall, but has limitations"
PayFactors Connect is an incredible resource to have access to for live webinars and tool trainings.
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"Full Scope Market Data Solution"
We have been using Payfactors at my new organization since I started in July 2024. I have used other market data provider platforms in the past and...
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As a compensation professional, Payfactors has really helped to streamline or processes. When compiling data, we are able to generate reports direc...
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Sara R.
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Compensation Analyst
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

We have been using Payfactors at my new organization since I started in July 2024. I have used other market data provider platforms in the past and Payfactors has been infinitely easier to learn on the fly. I have been able to pick up the implementation of the platform for our compensation team easily in my time and we have been able to easily identify where we can use the system more effectively as we grow. It has been a huge help as we have started to grow and expand into new markets. As time has gone on, I have been become more and more reliant on what I am able to do in Payfactors and my frequency of use has continued to increase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

As we have been growing in new markets, I wish there was a better way to compare market data from different pay markets. For example, I wish I could more easily compare what a Finance Director might price at in Baltimore vs Minneapolis all on the same screen in Quick Price. Being able to support the business with quick snapshots like this would be helpful. I also wish I was able to choose multiple locations for my pay markets. If I consider three of my locations to all price similarly for our industry (for example: Minneapolis, Mille Lacs, and North Dakota), I would like to be able to create a pay market that gathers data from all those places in one data set. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

Payfactors allows us to work through pay analysis from start to finish in one system. It allows us to layer market data against our positions and identify areas of lag for focus in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sara C.
SC
Compensation and Benefits Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

I have found Payfactors to be very helpful, especially since I am a compensation "team" of one. The information that the software provides is easy to use and the data is easy to analyze. I feel confident that I can make informed pay decisions for my company when using this product. When I have needed help with the system, customer care has been prompt and thorough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

Due to a lack of fiscal resources, my company is unable to implement some of the higher tier features of Payfactors such as HRIS integration and pay structures. Manually updating the system and administering our company data is time consuming and complex. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is removing the guesswork behind salaries. Where we once had to rely on search results and word of mouth in our industry, we now have solid data to rely upon. I also love that results are real-time. And the webinars and podcasts that Payfactors provides are key educational pieces that keep me up to date on market factors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mekenzie B.
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Senior People Systems Analyst
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

Payfactors had allowed us more transparency into compensation data. We enjoy having multiple data cuts with options to personalize pricing to fit our job descriptions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

The pricing project concept and publishing the jobs has been confusing for us. Sometimes it feels like we have a hard time finding matchings for the jobs we have. It just seems like there should be more options. We don't keep job descriptions in our HRIS right so maybe that would help since payfactors is only going off the job title.

We have the comp planning module as well and that is not going well. Many features we had with teams has now gone away - we can destribute the budget evenly between divisions. We can't destribute money based on the suggested increase matrix and have it respect our overall budget. We can't upload job information ourselves. I have to always put in a ticket if the job information changes. It's hard to make any changes to the cycle itself. It's really buggy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

Merit increase cycle. Even though we're having a hard time with it. Also pricing jobs is more accurate with more data cuts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KH
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

I love the HRMA and Peer Data that we get with Payfactors. I also appreciate how easy it is to add multiple surveys at once and even price multiple jobs at once. Having the ability to working a "sandbox" environment in pricing projects gives me peace of mind that I can try different options and play around with it a little bit without making edits to the published pricing until I am ready to do so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

This is nitpicky, but the thing I like least about Payfactors is when you hover over a role to read the job description, sometimes it is hard to move the mouse over the description to scroll. Happy to chat about this more if this does not make sense so I can show someone what I mean. Seems like it would be an easy fix and save me some frustration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Payfactors to run market data for all of our roles. It is a great tool for US and several of our International countries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kalli M.
KM
Human Resources Generalist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

I like the ease with which you can create jobs/projects. There is usually a lot of usable data, and for roles that there is less data, being able to combine available roles is helpful. We use Payfactors to price all of our jobs, so we get a lot of use out of the program. I like how easy it is to update pay data to the current month/year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

I wish there was more integration with our HRIS. We are able to have EE data feed betwen the two, but I would love if job and pay data could also flow between them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

Payfactors allows us to see where our employees fall in pay ranges which allows for easier comp planning. It also lets us know how our pay compares to other organizations in our industry which can help attract and retain talent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Payfactors?

As a compensation professional, Payfactors has really helped to streamline or processes. When compiling data, we are able to generate reports directly from the Payfactors system. Because of this, we can respond to requests more quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

Some of the recent enhancements to the Payfactors system have been geared towards allowing users to have more control of their survey data. Updated reports have allowed us to create and download reports according to the templates for the surveys we participate in. Initially, we disliked this feature, as previously we had been able to submit a request and Payfactors would populate the completed templates for us, however, the additional help and support provided was excellent! There were webinars, the customer support team followed up on emails with questions, and we were able to request time with one of their team members to walk through our process together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

Because Payfactors houses all of our salary survey data, as well as our organizational data, there is no need to manually complie reports. We have increased our reporting capabilities, and improved speed and efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Justin G.
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Compensation Senior Director
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

Unlike prior software that put all the work on the customer, Payfactors has dedicated support to make sure the market data is uploaded, aggregated and modeled to our specifications. Pricing jobs is easy and intuitive, the addition of peer data provides a valuable secondary source of data to supplement the surveys we purchase, and their location differentials have been helpful as well.

Beyond the basics, there are all sorts of analytics, customer resources, trend surveys and learning opportunities. We've used them for almost five years and still haven't seen everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

My only minor complaint is that it's not easy to browse survey job categories without having a specific pricing project in mind. Sometimes you just want to see what kind of categories are available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

Aggregating survey data and informing our decisions about salary ranges and pay grades. We can weight the matches as we see fit and model changes to our structure and how it would impact the employe population. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Human Resources
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

The detailed compensation benchmarking and ability to customize data sets make Payfactors stand out. The platform provides reliable market insights that simplify pay equity and decision-making. Customer support is fantastic and we use this tool frequently and its simple to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

The interface can feel outdated, and some processes are not as intuitive as they could be, requiring additional training for new users. Integration with other HR systems could also be improved for better workflow automation. Implementation can be a bit lengthy depending on how easy and fast you can access your own data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

Payfactors is solving challenges around compensation benchmarking, pay equity, and market analysis by providing a centralized platform for data-driven decisions. It helps ensure competitive and fair pay practices, streamlines the process of participating in salary surveys, and reduces manual efforts in analyzing compensation data. This benefits us by improving efficiency, enhancing our ability to attract and retain top talent, and ensuring compliance with evolving pay equity regulations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pamela M.
PM
HR Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

I love the real time data we get on like companies to ours in the marketplace. It makes pay discussions with managers and employees easier when they can compare their wage with others and compare benefits as well. Implentation was great as well. The trainers at Payfactor walk you through everything you need to know to use the product right away. We had a very tight deadline to start and they got us up and running in no time. Thank you to that team! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

So far there is nothing I dont really like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

With other pay information the wages are all already old when you get them. With Payfactor you get realtime market analysis at your fingertips. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Payfactors?

This year our team started fully using more capibilities in Payfactors. We used the pay structures tool to update all of our structures instead of doing it manually offline. This was a big improvement for this year. We have also appreciated the help we have gotten to update our employee data and survey data so that going forward we can do this easier and a lot less offline manually. The time savings has really helped our team out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payfactors?

I would like to see some more live trainings or one on one with newer products and enhancements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Payfactors solving and how is that benefiting you?

Payfactors is a helping us keep our compensation data up to date, a place to easily update our compensation structures or even just prove out potential updates and compare them. We used to do a lot of this offline in spreadsheets but as our company has grown this isn't as feasible. Payfactors has helped us manage things quicker and more efficiently. Especially after working with our team at Payfactors who helped us to use the tool itself more efficiently where we had not been before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.