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4.3
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Payscale Ascent (formerly Payfactors)

723 reviews

Payfactors at its core helps organizations develop scalable and data driven compensation programs. What this means is that we start by giving organizations access to market data that they can use to make fair pay decisions. Users can then use functionality to develop pay structures so pay decisions remain fair and equitable over time. All this information brought together makes reporting and analytics of important data such as pay compression easy to escalate throughout the organization. Payfactors also provides easy avenues for organizations to expand into key areas such as job descriptions, compensation planning and pay equity analysis. We foster a sense of collaborative compensation that means users can bring key people into the process to provide feedback along the way and to help them better understand the parameters in which pay decisions should be made. We strive through this approach to create more equitable workplaces – proven through data – and make it easier to communicate pay with employees.

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Payscale JobNav Recruiter

323 reviews

Work as a team to write job descriptions that are proven to attract more qualified and diverse candidate pools.

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Payscale Ascent (formerly Marketpay)

274 reviews

Marketpay brings together Payscale data sources and traditional salary surveys to quickly and accurately price jobs in the current labor market, conduct budget modeling for different pay scenarios, and perform complex workforce analytics to drive informed decisions. MarketPay allows you to expand beyond traditional compensation practices to include job description management, pay equity reports, and survey participation.

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Payscale Paycycle

0 reviews

Payscale gives you the connected data, intelligent modeling, and manager enablement tools to plan, model, and execute compensation strategies that actually drive retention, performance, and business results.

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07/20/2026
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Efficient Compensation Analysis, Needs Fewer Manual Tweaks

I find the pricing tool in Payscale Ascent (formerly Payfactors) really helpful. It assists in reviewing compensation, allowing us to look at multiple roles or multiple employees within a role simultaneously. This helps ensure fair compensation and makes our decision-making process a lot quicker. It also aids in time management, especially when it comes to reviewing compensation across different roles.
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07/20/2026
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Payscale is a value add

The “Explore” tab is amazing. It’s a quick, efficient way to access all the data in an easy-to-consume format. I use the “Explore” tab every day, and it’s become my go-to section of the website.
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07/17/2026
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Efficient Market Pricing, But High Cost for Education Sector

I use Payscale Ascent for market pricing, such as uploading salary surveys and annual migration. It also helps with better reporting by utilizing the employee upload feature. The efficiency of Payscale Ascent is life-changing compared to manually doing market pricing in Excel. The auditing feature and the ability for multiple users to work in the system with tracking make my life easier. I like the job matching capabilities, especially how you can price by group or use AI matching functions. These features save time, make us more efficient, and improve our accuracy in job matching.

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What is Payscale?

Payscale is the pioneer of compensation intelligence, helping organizations make smarter pay decisions that drive business performance. For more than 20 years, Payscale has combined trusted market data with AI-powered technology to deliver actionable insights that turn pay from a cost into a catalyst for growth. The Payscale Intelligence Cloud portfolio of solutions — Ascent, JobNav, and Paycycle — empower top companies and businesses like Cintas, Leidos, Chipotle, Ohio State University, and TJX Companies.

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2002