Compensation Cycle

Metrics used on this page

• Adj Spend

  CompPlanning · Additional Adjustment · $#,0

  USD additional-adjustment dollars; 0 when the Addl Adjustments toggle is Exclude.

• Differentiation Ratio (High vs Meets)

  PlanBudget · Differentiation · 0.00"×"

  Merit Avg Increase (High Performers) ÷ Merit Avg Increase (Meets). Below the DifferentiationMin parameter (default 1.5×) the merit budget is barely rewarding performance.

• Differentiation Text

  PlanBudget · Report Views · General

  Inputs to the differentiation ratio, at two decimals.

• Differentiation Verdict

  PlanBudget · Differentiation · General

  Banded reading of the ratio (never a fake precision %): Weak / Adequate / Strong against the DifferentiationMin and DifferentiationStrong parameters; blank when there is no ratio.

• Employees (Range Band)

  PlanBudget · Report Views · #,0

  Employees whose PRE-cycle compa-ratio is in the selected range band (promoted excluded).

• Headcount

  CompPlanning · Headcount & Rating · #,0

  Employees in the filtered group (everyone in the cycle, whether or not they received an increase).

• Heat Cell Color

  PlanBudget · Report Views · General

  Background shade for a rating × position-in-range cell: darker slate for higher average merit; neutral when suppressed or no merit.

• Merit Avg Increase

  CompPlanning · Merit · 0.0%

  Merit Spend ÷ Merit Base — a true weighted average increase for recipients.

• Merit Avg Increase (High Performers)

  PlanBudget · Differentiation · 0.0%

  Merit Avg Increase for employees rated 4–5.

• Merit Avg Increase (Meets)

  PlanBudget · Differentiation · 0.0%

  Merit Avg Increase for employees rated 3.

• Merit Avg Increase (Range Band)

  PlanBudget · Report Views · 0.0%

  Merit Avg Increase for employees whose PRE-cycle compa-ratio is in the selected range band.

• Merit Base

  CompPlanning · Merit · $#,0

  Merit-eligible earnings (USD) of employees who received a merit increase.

• Merit Grid Cell

  PlanBudget · Report Views · General

  Text for one cell of the rating × position-in-range grid: merit % and people, 'no merit increases', or 'fewer than 5 people' (suppression).

• Merit Spend

  CompPlanning · Merit · $#,0

  Sum of USD merit increase amounts.

• Promo Spend

  CompPlanning · Promotion · $#,0

  Sum of USD promotion increase amounts.

• Share of All Employees

  PlanBudget · Report Views · 0.0%

  Headcount ÷ headcount of everyone in scope, ignoring the rating split (all denominators include unrated).

• Share of All Spend

  PlanBudget · Report Views · 0.0%

  Total spend ÷ total spend of everyone in scope, ignoring the rating split.

• Total Spend (All Types)

  CompPlanning · Total · $#,0

  Merit + Promotion + Adjustment spend (adjustment is 0 when excluded).