The 2025 Compensation Planning Trends Report

See How Leading Compensation Teams Are Planning for the Year Ahead

The 2025 Compensation Planning Trends Report

See How Leading Compensation Teams Are Planning for the Year Ahead

As a Total Rewards or Compensation leader, you need actionable insights to shape your strategies and stay ahead. That’s why we surveyed 300 senior compensation professionals across the US, UK, and Canada to uncover the trends, challenges, and best practices shaping the future of compensation planning.

What’s in it for you?

This report is your one-stop resource to:

  • Benchmark your processes against 300 peers in tech companies with 1k-5k employees.
  • Discover how often companies like yours run compensation review cycles—and how they manage them.
  • Learn what tools your peers are using and whether they trust them to deliver results.
  • Understand the biggest challenges compensation teams face and how they’re tackling them.
  • Get insights into how your peers are incorporating manager input, handling off-cycle adjustments, and planning merit increases for 2025.

How We Built It?

We designed this report specifically for leaders like you:

  • Survey Audience: Senior managers through VP-level professionals from tech companies with 1k-5k employees.
  • Geographic Reach: Participants from the US, UK, and Canada.
  • Focus Areas: Deep dives into attitudes toward compensation planning, tool effectiveness, and how organizations handle manager involvement, budget distribution, and process adaptability.

Why You’ll Want This Guide?

If you’re looking to compare strategies, streamline your processes, and gain the confidence to advocate for more resources, this report is a must-read.