Fintra Comp
Salary bands anchored to real benchmarks
Bands built on benchmarks
A compensation band is only as good as the market data under it. Fintra captures benchmarks per job title and location (median, 75th, and 90th percentiles) and stores each capture with its provider and timestamp, so a band traces back to a dated, sourced reference.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| p50 | Market median for the role/location |
| p75 | 75th percentile |
| p90 | 90th percentile |
| provider | Where the benchmark came from |
| captured_at | When it was captured (bands age; this shows it) |
Employee positioning
With a band defined, an employee’s salary can be compared to the range (below, within, or above) giving managers and comp partners a consistent reference for merit decisions, offers, and equity reviews.
Compa-ratio
compa-ratio = salary ÷ band midpoint
A ratio under 1.0 means the employee is paid below the band midpoint; over 1.0, above. It’s the standard lens for spotting who’s lagging or leading their band.
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Inside Fintra
Bands feed the merit cycle and offer-letter surfaces, and pair with pay-equity analysis so you can see both where someone sits in-band and whether the bands themselves are applied equitably.
Questions people ask
Where does Fintra get benchmark data?
Through a provider interface. Captured benchmarks store p50/p75/p90 with the provider and timestamp. A mock provider gives deterministic sample data; live providers return data when connected as an integration.
How do I know if someone is paid fairly against a band?
Compare their salary to the band via compa-ratio, under 1.0 is below midpoint, over 1.0 is above, for a consistent read across the org.
Do bands age?
Yes, and Fintra makes that visible: each benchmark stores its captured_at date, so you can tell when a band’s underlying market data needs refreshing.
How do bands relate to pay equity?
Bands set the intended range; pay-equity analysis checks whether pay within and across bands is applied without unexplained disparities.
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Bands you can defend
Anchor every comp decision to dated, sourced market benchmarks.