You may have heard the term job architecture, but do you know what it is? This article defines a job architecture and explains how it can support your organization.

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Salary benchmarking only gets easier with each passing year, assuming you’re a repeat participant in the same compensation surveys. Do you know why? Here you’ll find out everything you need to know about repeat participation and why it’s such a valuable asset for your organization.

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Recruiting and hiring Gen Z might mean taking a fresh approach when it comes to total rewards. In Mercer’s US New Graduate Pay and Gen Z Compensation report we reveal what other employers are doing to attract and retain recent graduates, interns and co-op participants and specifically gen z.

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In October, about a thousand organizations responded to questions about annual increase budgets, promotions, salary structure adjustments and a variety of ‘hot topics’ including how companies are adjusting to AI. Let’s look at what did these companies have to say.

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When it comes to the world of employee compensation, navigating the various terms can often be complex. In this Comp 101 series, we’ll cover two terms that most likely pop up often: salary increase budget and salary increase. Read more to dive into the basic definitions of each and the key differences between the two concepts.

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In today’s evolving workforce landscape, traditional practices may no longer meet expectations around transparency, efficiency, and outcomes. Let’s take a deep dive into merit increases and the merit increase process. We’ll dive into the basics, as well as provide 5 easy tips to modernize your merit process.

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We all know that compensation is affected by many various external and internal factors. As we head into 2026, here are some key compensation trends to watch closely. Dive into Mercer’s latest research shedding light on today’s workplace environment, from the state of the economy and the softening labor market to the continuous remote vs. in person debate. What lies ahead, how will it affect compensation and how can you take action?

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Mercer offers some of the most accuate and comprehensive compensation data availalble. Instead of listening to us talk about how great our data is, we’ll let the numbers speak for themselves.

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