Ensure competitive pay with industry-leading benchmarking data

Barley gives you access to trusted benchmarking data from Mercer so you can build fair, competitive pay bands for all roles.
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Benchmarking in Barley

One place for all your benchmarking data

Mercer SMB
- 11M+ benchmarking data points
- Best for companies in US & Canada
- Broad industry focus including: retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and more.
Mercer Comptryx
- 3M+ benchmarking data points across 90+ countries
- Best for tech & global companies
- Technology company focus: SaaS, consumer tech, and more.
Your own data
- Import custom data from any survey
- View side-by-side with third-party sources
- Benchmark with more precision and flexibility

What you can do with Barley's benchmarking data

Quickly benchmark job roles with trusted data

Search across Mercer's extensive data points to accurately benchmark job roles
Choose among tons of job titles, job levels, industries, location, percentiles, and more

Easily compare your pay bands to market data

Get a side-by-side view of how your pay bands compare to market data
Spot roles that are below or above market and get proactive about your next steps
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See how market-aligned your pay strategy really is

Barley makes it easy to benchmark roles across your entire org and apply that insight where it matters most.