Build Defensible Pay Bands and Stay Pay-Transparency Compliant — in Under 30 Minutes
Job Band Builder gives HR generalists at 25–250-person companies a structured compensation architecture with live BLS OEWS benchmarks, min/mid/max band management, and posting-safe salary disclosure strings for 10 US and Canadian jurisdictions. No consultant. No enterprise contract. Starting at $199/month.
- BLS OEWS + Statistics Canada data included
- 8 US states + Ontario + BC compliance output
- 30-minute time-to-first-band guarantee
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required
The Pay Transparency Compliance Gap Is Getting Expensive
Compliance Fines
As of 2026, 18 US states plus Washington D.C. have enacted pay transparency laws requiring salary ranges in job postings. California's Civil Rights Department enforces violations at $1,000–$10,000 per posting. Ontario's Employment Standards Act assesses up to CAD $10,000 per first-time violation. If you're posting jobs without structured salary ranges, every posting is a liability.
Spreadsheet Tax
The HR generalist at a 50-person company spends an estimated 40–80 hours per year maintaining compensation in disconnected spreadsheets — no benchmarks, no audit trail, no guardrails. At $40–$60/hour burdened rate, that's $1,600–$4,800 annually in invisible HR overhead. And the output is still legally exposed the moment it goes public.
Consultant Cost
When a compliance deadline forces the issue, the typical response is an outside compensation consultant at $5,000–$25,000 for a one-time band structure build — which delivers a PDF that's outdated within 12 months and can't be self-maintained. A single avoided California or Ontario violation covers the annual Professional tier cost ($4,188/yr) outright.
A Purpose-Built Band Structure Tool for the All-Industry SMB
Job Architecture
Create job families and levels (e.g., Engineering L1–L5, Operations L1–L4) with titles, codes, and descriptions — your compensation structure defined in one place.
BLS Benchmark Overlay
Match any role to a BLS SOC code and see 10th/25th/50th/75th/90th wage percentiles for national, state, or metro geographies — authoritative public-domain data, no data broker contract.
Pay Transparency Generator
Generate posting-safe salary disclosure strings in the exact format required by each of 8 US states (CA, NY, CO, WA, IL, MA, MN, RI) plus Ontario and British Columbia — citations and effective dates included.
Audit Trail
Every band change is timestamped with who changed what and when — the compliance documentation artifact you need for a California Civil Rights Department audit.
Everything You Need to Build a Defensible Compensation Architecture
Job Family Builder
Organize roles into functions (Engineering, Finance, Operations, Healthcare Support, Maintenance) with industry NAICS classification. Essentials: up to 5 families. Professional+: unlimited.
Band Min/Mid/Max Builder
Enter band endpoints and get auto-computed midpoint spread and range width. Configurable guardrail thresholds flag out-of-bounds bands with remediation guidance — advisory, not blocking.
BLS OEWS Benchmark Overlay
Live public-domain wage percentiles for ~830 SOC occupations across national, state, and 400+ metro geographies. Natural-language SOC code search ("maintenance tech" → 49-9071 Maintenance Workers, General). Included at all tiers.
Statistics Canada Benchmarks
NOC occupation code matching with provincial and CMA-level wage percentiles for Canadian employees. Ontario and British Columbia pay transparency compliance included. Professional tier and above.
Pay Transparency Range Generator
Jurisdiction-specific disclosure strings for California, New York, Colorado, Washington, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Ontario, and British Columbia. Each output includes the law citation and effective date.
PDF Band Structure Report
Server-side generated full compensation chart for board review, employee communication, or regulatory documentation. Watermarked at Essentials; branded with your logo and colors at Professional and above.
From Spreadsheets to Compliant Band Structure in 30 Minutes
Step 1 — Build Your Architecture (5 min)
Create job families and levels. Define titles, codes, and descriptions for every role. The guided builder walks you through Engineering, Operations, Finance, or any function your organization uses.
Step 2 — Set Bands + Benchmark (15 min)
Enter min/mid/max for each level. Instantly see where your bands sit relative to BLS OEWS wage percentiles for your occupation and geography. The band positioning indicator tells you "your L3 midpoint is at the 48th percentile in this market."
Step 3 — Generate + Export (10 min)
Generate posting-safe disclosure strings for every jurisdiction you operate in. Export a branded PDF band structure report for your board or compliance file. Export CSV for your HRIS.
How Much Is Your Current Approach Costing You?
Get the full calculation emailed to you as a PDF, including your recommended tier.
Run your real numbersHR Manager hourly rate: $55 · Hours per year on compensation management: 60
Annual savings with Job Band Builder: $2,890/year
Professional — $349/monthStart Small with a Template, Scale to the Full Platform
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Four Tiers. One for Every Stage of Your Compliance Journey.
Essentials
$199/mo
5 job families, BLS OEWS benchmarks, CSV export, 3 users
Professional
$349/mo
Unlimited families, Statistics Canada, pay transparency generator, audit log
Business
$599/mo
Employee placement tracking, merit cycle planning, webhooks
Enterprise
$1,199/mo
Multi-org management, SSO, public API, dedicated success manager
The Pay Transparency Deadline Isn't Moving
18 US states plus Washington D.C. now require salary ranges in job postings. Every job posting without a structured range is an exposure. Job Band Builder gives you a defensible band structure, BLS OEWS benchmarking, and compliant posting output — starting at $199/month.
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