Setting Up Compensation Research

Why It Matters

The setup wizard takes under two minutes. Once complete, data begins flowing in automatically — no ongoing configuration needed.

Activating

Navigate to Compensation Research. If you haven’t activated yet, you’ll see two options:

• Try free for 24 hours — full access, no credit card required. The trial countdown starts immediately.
• Add to subscription — $5/mo — added as a line item to your existing billing. Cancel anytime from Billing Settings.

Only account admins can activate the trial or subscribe. Team members will see a prompt to ask an admin.

After activating, the setup wizard starts automatically.

Step 1: Choose Roles

Select which role clusters to track. Each cluster covers a family of related job titles — for example, “Backend Engineer” matches titles like Ruby Developer, Python Developer, Java Developer, and more.

• Check the roles relevant to your hiring needs
• Optionally filter by technology per role — expand a selected role to narrow tracking to specific technologies (e.g., track only React listings within Frontend Developer)
• Leave technology filters empty to track all technologies for that role

Click Next to continue.

Step 2: Choose Regions

Select the cities and regions to monitor. The list includes major tech hubs and a “Remote” option.

• Check all regions where you hire or compete for talent
• Each region is tracked independently, so you can compare salaries across locations on the dashboard

Click Next to continue.

Step 3: Confirm & Start

Review your selections:

• Tracked Roles — the role clusters you selected, shown as tags
• Regions — the cities and regions you selected

Click Start Tracking to save your configuration. Data scraping begins immediately. Results typically appear within a few minutes after the next scraping run.

Reconfiguring

You can re-run the setup wizard at any time:

1. Go to the Compensation Research dashboard
2. Click Configure in the top-right corner
3. Adjust your role and region selections
4. Click Start Tracking to save

Changes take effect on the next data refresh.

Quick Checklist

• Activate via trial or subscription
• Select the role clusters you want to track
• Optionally filter roles by technology
• Select regions where you hire
• Confirm and start tracking
• Wait for data to appear on the dashboard