Overview
Your organization can provide a variety of rewarding experiences to its employees. But the metrics in this story chapter are about a particular kind of reward, the one people talk about when they rub two fingers against their thumb.
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Rewards metrics
Overview metrics
Overview metrics
Rewards overview metrics are metrics you can see at a glance. Metrics are now in textual form. By clicking bolded text or the avatars, a list with names, teams/locations, and the date of starting/leaving will appear.
⏳ Overview metrics are not affected by the time filter.
Metrics included:
Headcount cost
Total headcount cost in the organization.
Median annual salary
Median annual salary in the organization.
Minimum annual salary
Minimum annual salary in the organization.
Maximum annual salary
Maximum annual salary in the organization.
Cost
Median Raise Percentage
Median Raise Percentage
A metric within the Rewards story chapter.
Definition
Median Raise Percentage shows the median percentage of salary increases/decreases within a specific time frame.
Insight to
It provides an insight into the salary growth rate in your organization and headcount cost increase. It can be used for salary forecasting, internal and external benchmarking, and identifying outliers.
How we calculate this
Median Raise Percentage(T) = We extract the midline raise from the whole spectrum of pay raises for selected period T.
Source data
Extracted from HRIS
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Available filters
Age
Department
Division
Employment Type
Race/Ethnicity
Gender
Generation
Location
Manager
Role
Team
Tenure
Headcount Cost
Headcount Cost
A metric within the Rewards story chapter.
Definition
Headcount Cost shows the total spend of the organization on employees. The total cost is split into different costs due to (1) current salaries, (2) promotions, and (3) new hires. (4) Turnover Cost Deduction is the amount of money deducted due to turnover for a specific period.
Insight to
Since labor cost represents one of the highest operating expenses for any organization, this metric can be compared to the total operating cost to provide an insight into how much of your total operating cost is being allocated to labor cost. To interpret results dismantling what your rate means will heavily depend on your business values, practices and goals.
How we calculate this
Total Cost = sum of monthly current employees’ salaries, promotions of current employees, and new hires’ salaries
Current Salaries Cost = sum of monthly current employees’ salaries
Promotions Cost = sum of salary increases for current employees
New Hires Cost = sum of new hires’ salaries
Turnover Cost Deduction = sum of salaries for leaving employees
Source data
Extracted from HRIS:
Compensation history effective start date
Compensation history effective end date
Compensation history effective amount
Compensation history effective currency
Compensation history effective period
Employees employment start date
Employees employment end date
Variable payment effective date
Variable payment effective amount
Variable payment effective currency
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Available filters
Age
Department
Division
Employment Type
Race/Ethnicity
Gender
Generation
Location
Manager
Role
Team
Tenure
Pay Mix
Pay Mix
A metric within the Rewards story chapter.
Definition
Pay Mix represents the ratio of fixed pay to other variable types of pay such as bonus and equity.
Insight to
This metrics shows you the distribution of different compensation strategies across your company and can be used when planning your total rewards strategy.
How we calculate this
Pay Mix is calculated as a ratio of sum of variable payments to sum of base salaries on a monthly level.
Source data
Extracted from HRIS:
Compensation history effective date
Compensation history effective end date
Compensation history effective amount
Compensation history effective currency
Compensation history effective period
Variable payment effective date
Variable payment effective amount
Variable payment effective currency
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Available filters
Age
Department
Division
Employment Type
Race/Ethnicity
Gender
Generation
Location
Manager
Role
Team
Tenure
Pay Distribution
Internal Compensation Equity
Internal Compensation Equity
A metric within the Rewards story chapter.
Definition
Internal Compensation Equity shows the spread of pay per job role and seniority levels.
Insight to
Use this metric to ensure that employees within organization are paid fairly versus each other.
How we calculate this
The box plot represents the range of salaries between the first quartile i.e. Q1 - 1.5 times the interquartile range, and the third quartile i.e. Q3 + 1.5 times the interquartile range. The numbers in the blobs represent all the outliers out of the aforementioned range.
Source data
Extracted from HRIS:
Compensation history effective start date
Compensation history effective end date
Compensation history effective amount
Compensation history effective currency
Compensation history effective period
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Available filters
Age
Department
Division
Employment Type
Race/Ethnicity
Gender
Generation
Location
Manager
Role
Team
Tenure
Bonus Distribution
Bonus Distribution
A metric within the Rewards story chapter.
Definition
Bonus Distribution shows the spread of bonus size per business unit and job role.
Insight to
Use this metric to understand variable pay distribution within an organization and trends through time. To get a full insight into the efficiency of your compensation, combine the results with the Internal Compensation Equity metric.
How we calculate this
The box plot represents the range of bonuses between the first quartile i.e. Q1 - 1.5 times the interquartile range, and the third quartile i.e. Q3 + 1.5 times the interquartile range. The numbers in the blobs represent all the outliers out of the aforementioned range.
Source data
Extracted from HRIS:
Compensation history effective start date
Compensation history effective end date
Compensation history effective amount
Compensation history effective currency
Compensation history effective period
🚑 Problem with source data? See Data Health 101 for remedies.
Available filters
Age
Department
Division
Employment Type
Race/Ethnicity
Gender
Generation
Location
Manager
Role
Team
Tenure
Min and Max Pay
Min and Max Pay
A metric within the Rewards story chapter.
Definition
Min and Max Pay is a metric indicating what is the company's minimum pay for the lowest grade and maximum for the highest grade in a business or demographic unit.
Insight to
It provides and insight to outliers when it comes to equity in compensation for the same demographic unit.
How we calculate this
Min and Max Pay is calculated by simply taking the lowest and highest monthly salary.
Source data
Extracted from HRIS:
Compensation history effective start date
Compensation history effective end date
Compensation history effective amount
Compensation history effective currency
Compensation history effective period
🚑 Problem with source data? See Data Health 101 for remedies.
Available filters
Age
Department
Division
Employment Type
Race/Ethnicity
Gender
Generation
Location
Manager
Role
Team
Tenure
Each entry includes a definition, calculation method, the origin of source data, and a list of available filters.
Note: We use https://fixer.io/ as our third-party solution for all exchange rates and currency conversions.
Source of metrics
Metrics for the Rewards chapter are extracted from your HRIS.
The metrics will only show up if you connected the required external data sources to your People Analytics account. If the data required to construct a specific metric is missing, a placeholder is displayed instead:
☝️ Example of a placeholder pointing out a missing metric
If you need help, follow the instructions to connect external data sources to your People Analytics account.
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