Build and manage pay bands with the flexibility your team needs

Barley makes it easy to create, customize, and manage pay bands based on your organization's unique approach to compensation.
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Why use Barley's Pay Bands

Barley replaces spreadsheets and limited HRIS modules with a centralized system. Create, scale, and visualize your salary bands across roles, levels, and locations.
Adapt to your org's unique structure
Customize levels, departments, and pay types including salary or hourly.
Support global comp strategies
Create multi-currency pay bands and define pay zones for different locations.
See where employees sit against pay bands
Quickly spot employees who are above or below pay bands to make sound decisions.
Import and manage pay bands at scale
Quickly upload salary bands in bulk and organize them without spreadsheets.

Take a closer look at what you can do with Barley's Pay Bands

Structure your pay bands in line with your compensation philosophy using Barley Compensation Management Software

Customize pay bands to fit your unique structure

Support for base salary, hourly pay, or both
Define IC and management tracks across any job leveling framework
Easily adapt job levels, whether you have 6 or 15 levels, Barley is flexible to your structure

Segment pay bands with custom zones

Break bands into quartiles or development stages (e.g. Target, Mastery)
Support career growth with clear progression ranges
Enable more structured comp reviews and promo decisions
Structure your pay bands in line with your compensation philosophy using Barley Compensation Management Software
Share the right pay bands with the right people using Barley Compensation Management Software

Share the right salary bands with the right people

Set user permissions for access to view pay bands
Choose based on job role and then pay zone, job function, or job level

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Ready to build smarter, more scalable pay structures?

Barley gives you the flexibility and visibility you need to build pay bands that scale with your business.