Phase 2 of 3 · Hire, Land, Keep
Compensation structure
A simple, consistent way to set and explain pay for a role so offers, raises, and comparisons are not invented person by person.
Pay from a range you can explain, not from whoever asked last.
In plain English
A compensation structure is the story of how this shop pays, so two people in the same job are not paid from two moods.
- What it looks like in business
- Before an offer, the owner places the role on a short range, checks the market and the equal pay facts, and can explain the number without blinking.
- Why it matters
- Random pay feels personal, invites equal pay trouble, and makes every raise a negotiation instead of a system.
Reading it once is not the same as knowing it. Put this term in the daily rotation and let the quiz come back for it.
Study this termWhere this comes from
29 U.S.C. § 206(d); 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.
This is HR guidance, not legal advice, and rules change. Check the current text and your own facts before you act on it. When a situation needs a lawyer, Jennifer will say so.
Where it sits
Phase 2: Hire, Land, Keep
A repeatable path from a vague vacancy to a person who is still good at day 90, with the live record checked before day one.