Total Rewards Report:
The True Cost of Hiring in 2025
Pave and Newfront are joining forces to explore what it really costs to hire top talent in 2025, including cash, equity, and benefits spend. Download this report to access unique total rewards benchmarks and insights you won't find elsewhere.

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Do you know the true cost of your employees?


In today's volatile and unpredictable economic environment, companies are reconsidering all forms of spend. People spend in particular is under scrutiny as more leaders consider big investments in computing power to leverage AI technologies. This makes it more important than ever to understand the true cost of your employees relative to market peers.

Yet, while pressure is mounting to maximize organizational efficiency, every company still wants to hire and retain top talent. Getting your total rewards mix right, including cash compensation, equity awards, and benefits, still matters a great deal.

In this report, Pave and Newfront are partnering to explore the true cost of hiring in 2025. By combining insights from our proprietary datasets, we can generate a holistic view of total rewards costs. This allows us to create powerful benchmarks for companies to consider across multiple dimensions, including by headcount size, industry, and location.

Inside, you'll discover:

  • Benchmarks for cash compensation, including base salary and target bonus, by company size, industry, and location

  • The vital role your equity strategy plays in terms of balancing people spend and competitiveness 

  • Typical medical, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits costs based on your company headcount

  • Examples of how you can add up cash, equity, and benefits spend to estimate the true cost of hiring talent in 2025