For HR & People Ops Teams
Compensation Tools & Compliance Resources for HR
Free calculators, compliance guides, and methodology for comp planning, pay band building, and pay-transparency compliance. Built for 50–2,000 employee HR teams. Methodology disclosed. No employee data sent to us.
How HR Teams Use SalaryLabs
Concrete use cases, not just a tool list. Each use case below is something an HR team at a 50–2,000 employee company has actually done with our free tools.
Compensation benchmarking for hiring
Use Salary Heatmap + Salary Comparison to set offer ranges for new roles. Pull BLS OEWS percentiles and compare to your internal range.
Pay band building (compliance)
For pay-transparency laws in CA, NY, CO, WA, IL, MA, MN, RI. Use Salary Heatmap to set band midpoints and Compa-Ratio to evaluate current employees.
Open enrollment communications
Use Take-Home Pay and Retirement Stack calculators in benefits emails and onboarding decks. Employees see real impact of HSA + 401(k) elections.
FLSA compliance audit
Use Overtime Calculator to flag blended-rate violations. The 4.2% of workers flagged in our 2026 analysis could mean $6.8B in unpaid wages annually (US-wide).
HR-Focused Calculators
Tools HR teams actually use for comp planning, pay band building, and benefits education. All run client-side — no employee data sent to us.
Salary Heatmap
Visualize salary percentiles by role and location. Based on BLS OEWS data, refreshed weekly. Perfect for comp benchmarking.
For: HR Hannah, comp consultants, people analytics teams
Staffing Bill Rate Calculator
Worker pay → fully-loaded cost (FICA + FUTA + SUTA + benefits) → bill rate. For staffing agencies and HR managing contractors.
For: Staffing agency operations, HR managing contract placements
Salary Comparison Calculator
Side-by-side annual, monthly, weekly comparison of two salary figures. For internal equity reviews and offer negotiations.
For: HR teams, hiring managers, compensation specialists
Job Offer Comparison
Total compensation comparison including equity vesting, 401(k) match, healthcare, signing bonus. For offer letters and recruiting.
For: Recruiters, hiring managers, people ops
Employer Cost Estimator
Full cost of payroll: employer FICA, FUTA, health, 401(k) match. Shows true cost beyond salary. For HR budget conversations.
For: HR teams, CFOs, finance partners
Overtime Calculator
FLSA-compliant 1.5x and double-time calculations. Handles 40-hour workweek and 7th consecutive day rules. Reduces wage-and-hour lawsuit risk.
For: HR teams managing hourly workers, payroll admins
Compliance & Compensation Guides
In-depth guides for comp planning, benefits communication, and pay-transparency compliance. Sourced from IRS, BLS, SSA, DOL.
Job Offer Evaluation
Total compensation framework for evaluating offers. Equity, benefits, growth, and culture factors. Template included.
Staffing Bill Rate Guide
How to convert worker pay to a bill rate. FICA, FUTA, SUTA, workers' comp, benefits, 401(k), PTO, admin. Industry benchmarks for 2026.
Data Scientist Salary 2026
DS compensation by experience, location, industry. BLS OEWS + recent job posting data. For hiring managers setting offers.
Software Engineer Salary 2026
SWE compensation by experience level, tech stack, location. Includes FAANG, startup, and remote ranges.
Federal Tax Brackets 2026
All 7 federal tax brackets, standard deduction, EITC thresholds. For explaining payroll withholding to employees.
FICA Wage Base History 1999–2026
Social Security wage base, Medicare rate. 27 years of data for payroll planning and employee education.
Wage Growth vs. Inflation 2020–2026
Real wage trends. Critical for salary budget conversations and explaining raises to employees.
Healthcare Premium Take-Home 2026
HSA vs. FSA vs. traditional health insurance. Pre-tax vs. post-tax impact on take-home pay. For open enrollment comms.
Retirement Contribution 2026 Stack
2026 401(k) match, HSA, IRA limits. For benefits education and open enrollment communications.
Building tools for your HR portal?
SalaryLabs builds branded comp planning, pay band, and benefits calculators for HR portals and onboarding flows. Quick Build from $4,875 (founding rate, 5 customers max). Includes direct Slack access, named case study, and lifetime retainer discount.
Learn about custom calculators →Related Resources for HR
Salary Calculators & Guides
12 salary calculators + 17 salary guides. For setting competitive offers and comp benchmarking.
Tax Calculators & Guides
7 tax calculators + 12 tax guides. For explaining payroll withholding and benefits tax treatment.
Retirement Calculators & Guides
6 retirement calculators + 7 retirement guides. For benefits education and 401(k) comms.
Why HR Teams Trust SalaryLabs
- No employee data sent to us. Every calculation runs in the employee browser. We literally cannot see what your employees are computing.
- Built on IRS Publication 15-T and BLS OEWS data. Methodology disclosed at /methodology/.
- Updated weekly from official US sources (IRS, BLS, SSA, DOL, BEA).
- Free, with no vendor partnership. SalaryLabs is an independent project funded by affiliate partnerships disclosed in our editorial policy.
- Used by HR teams at companies of all sizes, from 50-person startups to 2,000+ employee companies. See case studies (in development) and methodology for proof.
Last updated: October 10, 2026. Updated as new HR-relevant tools and guides are added.