The Merit Cycle
State of the Union
The wave of Q1 compensation cycles has come to a close, and the Total Rewards community is keen to know:

What was the median base salary increase year-over-year?
What was the average percentage increase for merit-based raises?
What percentage of companies gave no merit increase at all this cycle?
What was the breakdown in equity grant types companies issued?
…and more!

Join Matt Schulman, CEO and Co-Founder of Pave, and Octavio Cardenas, Managing Director, Employee Rewards at Alpine Rewards, as we dive into the aggregate trends and findings from merit cycles run by Pave’s community earlier this year.

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What You'll Learn:


  • Setting your foundation: Ensuring that you’ve got your leveling framework, updated bands, and everything else that’s required to run a successful merit cycle.
  • Common breakdowns in spend by promotion type, department, leveling, and more.
  • Educating key stakeholders: Getting managers, recruiters, andyour executive team aligned on the key aspects of your merit cycle and the tasks they’ll be responsible for.

Featured Speakers

Octavio Cardenas
Managing Director, Employee Rewards, Alpine Rewards
Matt Schulman
CEO, Pave