Compensation Analyst

Position Overview:

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented

Compensation Analyst

with 3-5 years of experience to support the design, administration, and analysis of compensation programs across the organization. This role will play a key part in evaluating salary recommendations, ensuring compliance with wage and hour regulations, conducting market pricing activities, and supporting various compensation-related projects. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and experience working with compensation tools such as

Salary.com

and HRIS systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyze salary recommendations for new hires, promotions, transfers, and internal equity adjustments.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to ensure compensation decisions align with company pay philosophy and market competitiveness.
• Conduct market pricing and benchmark positions using salary survey data and compensation resources including

Salary.com

.

• Participate in compensation surveys and analyze external market data to support pay decisions.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws and regulations.
• Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of compensation programs, salary structures, and pay designs.
• Support annual compensation processes including salary planning, merit increases, and market adjustments.
• Analyze compensation data, identify trends, and provide insights and recommendations to management.
• Maintain compensation records and reporting within

HRIS

.

• Create complex reports, models, and compensation analyses utilizing advanced Excel functions.
• Support special compensation projects, process improvements, organizational initiatives, and ad hoc analysis as needed.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and business stakeholders on compensation-related matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of compensation analysis experience.
• Experience using

Salary.com

for job benchmarking, market pricing, and compensation analysis.

• Experience working with HRIS preferred.
• Strong knowledge of compensation principles, salary structures, job evaluations, and market pricing methodologies.
• Understanding of wage and hour regulations, including FLSA classification and compliance requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis, and reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present compensation recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.