Run compensation reviews with speed, structure, and clarity

Barley makes it easy to plan, manage, and execute compensation reviews so you can make fair, informed pay decisions without relying on spreadsheets.
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Take control of your review process from end to end

With Barley, HR and Total Rewards teams can align compensation with performance, manage budgets with confidence, and give managers the tools they need to make better decisions.
Reduce comp cycle time
Replace disconnected spreadsheets and systems with a structured, centralized platform. Reduce your time spent by 2-4 weeks.
Empower managers with guidance and guardrails
Ensure fair decisions by providing compensation recommendations, budgets, and comp bands directly in the review flow.
Control your spend
Cut spend by 10% with tools to collaborate with finance and leadership to forecast spend, and set budget pools.

What you can do with Barley's Compensation Reviews

Barley Compensation Management Software enables you to set up and launch comp reviews fast

Configure flexible review cycles

Set up annual, mid-year, or off-cycle reviews
Customize rules by department, geo, or job level
Tie comp to performance, compa-ratios, and more

Set budgets and enforce guidelines

Create multiple budget pools (merit, promo, equity)
Apply dynamic rules by segment
Avoid budget surprises with built-in spend guardrails
Barley Compensation Management Software lets you allocate budget down to the department and team levels

Empower your managers with pay guidelines

Link pay to performance with Barley's configurable guideline matrix
Embed guidelines into your review process and flag any outliers
Show comp bands and benchmarking data in context

Generate personalized comp letters

Automatically create and send employee comp letters
Support multiple languages and currencies
Maintain consistency across the organization
auto generated compensation letter
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Make your next comp cycle faster, fairer, and less stressful

Barley helps you streamline comp reviews, support managers, and stay on budget.