Bad compensation is not just an HR problem. It is a business problem.
Turnover costs range from 50% to 200% of an employee's annual salary. Pay equity violations can carry federal liability. When your compensation structure is built on guesswork, you lose your best people first because they are the ones with the most opportunities elsewhere. JER HR Group has spent more than 35 years building compensation structures that solve these challenges. Every solution is senior-led, data-driven, and designed to deliver lasting value beyond the engagement.
Every compensation challenge. One firm.
From executive pay design to government classification studies, our senior consultants handle the full range of compensation work - with the depth and sector experience to do it right.
Compensation Consulting
Executive Compensation
Market-competitive pay structures for C-suite and board-level roles. Governance-compliant, defensible, and designed to attract the leadership your organization needs.
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Staff Compensation
Full-scale salary bands, job grades, pay ranges, and job architecture built around your market, budget, and culture. For higher education compensation engagements, this can include staff and faculty compensation structures, job evaluation, market benchmarking, and salary administration.
Sales Compensation
Incentive plans that motivate your sales team without creating unintended cost exposure. We design for performance, not just participation.
Nonprofit Compensation
Mission-driven pay strategy for nonprofits competing against for-profit salaries. We help you make the case to your board and close the talent gap.
Classification and Compensation Studies
Government and public sector classification studies, police compensation, pay equity analysis, and FLSA compliance work. Documented, defensible, and built for the regulatory environment public agencies operate in.
Compensation Administration
Compensation Plan Design
Compensation and total rewards plan design that aligns employee performance and workforce planning with organizational goals. Includes FLSA compliance review and plan documentation.
Custom Salary Surveys
Proprietary market data built for your industry, geography, and role mix - not a recycled national database. So your pay decisions are based on your market, not the average of everyone else's.
Your sector shapes
your compensation problem
"We keep losing good people to organizations that can pay more."
Nonprofits face a structural disadvantage in compensation - limited budgets, board scrutiny on pay, and a for-profit market offering 20 to 40 percent more for the same roles. We help you build a defensible pay framework, make the case to your board, and close the gap where it matters most.
- Nonprofit-specific market benchmarking
- Board-ready compensation documentation
- Pay equity analysis and total rewards strategy
"Our comp structure grew with us. Now it's holding us back."
Fast-growing companies often reach a point where compensation becomes ad hoc - different managers paying different amounts, no consistent bands, retention problems nobody can explain. We bring structure, data, and legal defensibility to pay programs that have outgrown their original design.
- Salary band and job grade design
- Executive and sales incentive plan design
- Pay equity audits and FLSA compliance
"We need a classification study that will hold up to scrutiny."
Government and public sector compensation work requires a high level of documentation, consistency, and regulatory awareness. JER HR Group supports classification studies, pay equity work, salary administration, and merit system updates for cities, counties, school boards, and state agencies, with the process and paper trail public-sector work demands.
- Job classification and reclassification studies
- Civil service and union-compliant pay structures
- FLSA compliance and pay equity reporting
When consulting alone is not enough.
Compensation consulting gives you the strategy and structure. CompBldr gives your team the platform to administer, model, and audit pay decisions on an ongoing basis without spreadsheets, guesswork, or waiting for the next engagement to get answers.
Built for HR and finance teams who need to act on comp data, not just report it.
Salary band and grade modeling
Model pay structures in real time. See the impact of band changes before you commit. No more waiting for a consultant to run the numbers.
Market data integration and benchmarking
Connect your pay structure to live market data. Know immediately when a role is drifting out of range - before you lose the person in it.
Pay equity analysis and reporting
Run equity audits on demand. Identify gaps by gender, role, and department. Produce the documentation your board or regulators need.
Budget and scenario planning tools
Model merit increases, promotions, and market adjustments against your budget in one place. Make compensation decisions with confidence, not estimates.
Free compensation insights and resources
From Content to Capability: Using AI to Create, Curate, Personalize, and Deploy Learning at Scale
The Missing Link Between People, Pay, and Performance: Why Job Architecture Matters More Than Ever
Positive Psychology for Teams
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Compensation Begins Before Pay
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The Leader’s Coaching Mirror
The Missing Link Between People, Pay, and Performance: Why Job Architecture Matters More Than Ever
From Content to Capability: Using AI to Create, Curate, Personalize, and Deploy Learning at Scale
Positive Psychology for Teams
The Playbook for Turning Reviews into Action, Growth, and Accountability
The HR Horizon: What HR Needs to Know for 2027
Compensation Consulting Agency
Build a compensation philosophy framework and competitive rewards structure that supports talent acquisition, strengthens retention, and delivers stronger business results with help from JER HR.
- Leverage job descriptions, benchmarks, and market data to set competitive pay ranges.
- Create enticing compensation programs to attract and retain talented executives based on thousands of successful programs.
- Enhance staff engagement with a compensation plan that works for them.
- Trust professionals with over 35 years of experience to help you find the perfect solution for your business.
No matter your industry, you need fair, legal, and competitive compensation to attract talented staff, improve productivity, and grow your organization. JER HR’s compensation consultants have the experience and expertise to help you get there.
LET’S TALK ABOUT PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND SOLUTIONS.
If you want to recruit, engage, develop, and retain the best team in the business, get in touch with us.
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