Radford McLagan Compensation Database

Raising the Bar for Compensation Intelligence

Radford McLagan
Compensation Database

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Built for Today's Compensation Challenges

As workforce demands evolve, compensation teams face increasing pressure to benchmark emerging roles, respond quickly to business needs, and support critical talent and rewards decisions. See how we help organizations navigate these challenges with trusted market intelligence, advanced analytics, and AI-powered capabilities that deliver faster insights and greater confidence in decision-making.

Tailored Industry Insights to Stay Ahead

Delivering targeted data, analytics and insights is our hallmark over the last 50 years. Our industry coverage includes:

500 thousand employees at over 500 organizations

Asset Management

4.8 million employees at over 800 organizations

Banking

840 thousand employees at over 400 organizations

Community and Government

2.7 million employees at over 360 organizations

Consulting

710 thousand employees at over 530 organizations

Energy and Natural Resources

720 thousand employees at over 300 organizations

Financial Technology

620 thousand employees at over 270 organizations

Healthcare

1.6 million employees at over 100 organizations

Hospitality

910 thousand employees at over 300 organizations

Insurance

2.7 million employees at over 1,500 organizations

Life Sciences

2.8 million employees at over 630 organizations

Manufacturing

475 thousand employees at over 170 organizations

Media and Gaming

6.2 million employees at over 4,200 organizations

Private Companies

7.2 million employees at over 350 organizations

Retail and E-Commerce

7.3 million employees at over 2,000 organizations

Technology

870 thousand employees at over 90 organizations

Transportation and Mobility

220 thousand employees at over 250 organizations

Wealth Management

Compensation Intelligence to Shape the Future of Work

Aon’s Radford McLagan Compensation Database is built for a world where roles, skills, and markets change overnight. A single, integrated platform combines seamless data submission, HRIS connectivity, and AI‑driven assistance with one of the world’s most comprehensive compensation datasets. The result: current, consistent market views and instant, practical insight into pay levels, plan design practices, and talent trends—so HR and rewards leaders can move from defending decisions to confidently shaping what comes next.

AI That Helps Compensation Teams Work Smarter

Today’s compensation teams need to move faster, answer more complex questions and support critical talent decisions. The Quick Benchmark Agent, Market Query Agent and Job Matching Agent help streamline compensation workflows by accelerating job matching, simplifying report creation and allowing users to access market insights simply by entering prompts in natural language. The result is faster access to trusted compensation intelligence, enabling teams to spend less time on manual tasks and more time shaping compensation and rewards strategy.

Flexible Ways to Simplify Your Submission

Our proprietary job architecture and leveling frameworks are widely endorsed by boards, C‑suite executives, HR leaders, and regulatory bodies worldwide. Powered by a participant‑only community of more than 8,000 organizations representing over 33 million employees and more than 115 countries, our data is meticulously vetted and subjected to rigorous quality checks at every stage—ensuring insights you can trust.

8,500+

Participating organizations across diverse industries.

34 Million

Insights on employees across 115+ countries published annually.

15+

Major industries covered including technology, life sciences, financial services and more.

AI Driven Assistance

Reduces the effort of job matching and accelerates access to relevant insights, helping you make decisions with greater confidence.

Unified Methodology

Proprietary job architecture and job matching methodology provides pay equity and transparency.

Flexible Data Submission

Directly connect your HRIS system for automated data submission or use our curated custom templates.

Unlock Strategic Insights with Market Practice Studies

Our suite of market practice studies, designed to handle your most pressing policy design issues, is the perfect companion for the Radford McLagan Compensation Database. These studies include:

Salary Increase and Turnover Trends: Align salary budgets and retention strategies with current market trends.
Incentive Plan Design: Optimize bonus and long-term incentive plans with actionable data.
Early Career Talent: Insights to attract and retain graduates and interns.
Employee Engagement: Tools to enhance employee experience through culture, values, and innovative paid time-off practices.
Sales Compensation Design: Tailored insights for commercially focused roles.
Severance Policies: Benchmark hard-to-find data for executive and non-executive termination scenarios.

These studies offer a comprehensive view of the talent market, enabling you to design effective total rewards programs.

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Essential Facts for Informed Better Decisions

Equip your team with actionable data.

Download the Radford McLagan Compensation Database Factsheet to see how Aon can drive better decisions for your organization.

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Take the Next Step: Join a Community of Industry Leaders

By partnering with Aon, you join a network of forward-thinking organizations dedicated to excellence in compensation strategy. Our unified global database and actionable analytics empower you to make data-driven decisions with confidence.

Transform your compensation strategy today. Contact us to learn more about participating in the Radford McLagan Compensation Database and discover how Aon's insights can drive your business forward.