The world's largest and most comprehensive employee compensation resource

In today's rapidly evolving workplace landscape, employers face challenges such as economic fluctuations, remote work dynamics, and a persistent labor shortage. Determining competitive and fair employee compensation through effective salary benchmarking has become increasingly intricate and vital.

Mercer has the world's largest and most comprehensive workforce rewards data – so that you make the right data driven remuneration decisions.

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Navigating the complexities of employee compensation and benefits decisions

It’s a complicated time to attract and retain talent. When it comes to employee compensation and benefits – a fundamental tool in the workforce rewards toolbox – there are now arguably more factors to consider than at any other time:

  • How do you know you are paying fairly across your geographically diverse locations?
  • Are you over- or under-paying against industry standards?
  • How do you balance market-wide wage stagnation with compensation becoming a resignation impetus?
  • How do you assemble the elements you need to build a market-leading employee rewards program?
  • When is the right time to conduct an employee compensation audit? How do you calculate the increase of employee wages in the budget forecast for the year ahead? 
  • What are the industry standard employee benefit policies on travel, leave and other inclusive benefits? 
  • How has remote working impacted on workspaces? What flexible arrangement policies could you offer your employees? 
  • Can you justify your employee compensation decisions?
  • What does a good employee compensation strategy look like now?
  • Given all the factors in flux, do you need the expertise of a compensation consultant?

The global talent scarcity means your employee compensation and workplace benefits plans need not only to be robust but also to stand out – locally, regionally, and across the world.

Mercer can partner with you to answer all these critical questions and more, leveraging our total remuneration data and consulting services to enhance your rewards strategy.

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The compensation and benefits data the world uses to remunerate

Mercer’s Total Remuneration Survey (TRS) is built on more than 20 years of experience and expertise. It is the world's largest and most comprehensive employee total remuneration resource, including benefits data – in 140 locations.

TRS has its foundations in exceptional data. But more than data, TRS is backed by the latest Mercer insights and research, so you can be certain that you are making considered employee compensation decisions based on expert knowledge.

Mercer TRS provides timely, accurate, and high-quality remuneration information, wherever and whenever you need it.
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The world's largest and most comprehensive remuneration resource.
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Why do organizations around the world choose Mercer for their employee salary benchmark and benefits strategy? 

Testimonials

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    I use other data providers consultants and Mercer stands out as the most user-friendly option and my top recommendation for other C&B professionals.

    - Corporate HR Compensation & Benefits, Chemical industry

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    We (also) value the insights from the articles and papers on relevant topics - e.g, employee experience, and pay transparency and pay equity. The Learning section is also great for our HR Team.

    - Global Head of Human Resources, international professional services firm on Talent All Access Portal

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    Using the Mercer Data Connector for the first time, I found the process of collecting information to be highly practical. I continue to recommend Mercer to my colleagues.

    - HR Director, Consumer Goods industry

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    This has been one of the best experiences with completing a compensation survey. 

    - Total Rewards Manager, Engineering on Total Remuneration Survey

Need to know employee compensation specific to your industry?

Mercer’s industry experts continually evaluate market challenges and trends, delivering fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to address your most pressing people challenges. Our combined experience, industry insights, comprehensive data and analytical capabilities help organizations customize their strategies to achieve their goals and deliver successful outcomes.

When you need to go deep into your industry, we can. Mercer specialize in employee compensation and benefits benchmarking, analytics, and insights with everything from market surveys through to custom analysis.

  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Consumer Goods
  • Digital
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • High-Tech
  • Life Sciences
  • Logistics
  • Shared Services
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Real Estate
  • Retail

Whatever industry you are in, having the right employee compensation data will help you attract the talent you need. 

Get in touch with any questions about our Global Compensation & Benefits data.