Abstract: A computer networked compensation analysis method in accordance with the principles of the present invention provides tools for sensitivity analysis of various compensation parameters. Particular tools can include development of a salary structure, merit increase budget control, cost of salary increases, goalsharing, and executive bonuses. With these tools, a user can analyze and perform sensitivity analysis to classify a salary structure designed specifically for a company, advise the company on how to grant increases and stay within budget, calculate the cost of different scenarios of increases for the first year and for subsequent years, and calculate bonuses to be given to individual employees, and calculate bonuses to executives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an internet-based compensation survey. Initially, a market is selected against which to be compared and a job is selected to be researched. The system provides and displays market data for the job selected. In preferred embodiments, the system allows users to perform interpolation or extrapolation based on employment categories, enables the user to project to a future date, provides recommendations about merit increases; and enables the user to view market data graphically.