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OUR APPROACH
We're making wages work for workers and business.
Our proprietary data is modeled on actual costs of housing, transportation, healthcare, and other essentials across 4,000+ geographies and 12 worker profiles. Explore it on our Living Wage Calculator. Built on over two decades of expertise, these estimates provide the foundation for all of our products.
Hyper-local trends with Wage Index.
Track hourly wage competitiveness across every market where you operate with access to our comprehensive living wage database — so you can stay ahead of the curve, not just react to it.
Compensation clarity with Wage Pulse.
Get a full picture of your hourly compensation health — uncovering both competitive advantages and hidden risks across locations, roles, and workforce segments through our verified wage assessment.
Account for benefits with Wage Target.
Set precise, cost-effective hourly wage targets and build competitive frontline compensation plans with our custom modeling that quantifies the real dollar value your total rewards deliver to workers.
170+
businesses supported across every industry.
1M+
workers’ wages directly calibrated against our data.
2.2M+
users follow our authoritative living wage data each year.
Meant for everyone who touches workforce decisions — from teams setting wages to those tracking business impact.
Compensation and Benefits
Build defensible hourly compensation strategies grounded in economic reality.
Corporate Responsibility
Monitor and report on workforce and supply chain living wage commitments with credible data.
Talent Acquisition
Win top talent with competitive, location-adjusted offers.
CFOs and Finance
Model compensation costs or pricing with precision across locations and worker segments.
Software Integration
Power your platform to accurately capture labor market dynamics.
Insights from our workforce experts.
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Meet our team.
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