Market data, built in.
- Salary benchmarksBy role and location, refreshed.
- Job architectureLevels, families and bands you can explain.
- Compa-ratioWhere every person sits, at a glance.
- Pay equity flagsOutliers across roles, levels and locations.
Pay with confidence. Show the full picture.
Benchmark salaries, build a consistent job architecture and run merit cycles with budget guardrails and approvals. Employees see salary, bonus, benefits, pension and equity in one total-rewards view, submit expenses and download payslips on demand.
Merit cycleFY27 merit · People team4 proposals · calibrated ratings applied · audit trail on
3.2% of 3.5% budget| Employee | Current | Proposed | Compa-ratio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naledi Mokoena | $118k | +6.0% | 0.96 | In band |
| Priya Singh | $94k | +8.0% | 0.88 | Below band · fix |
| Thabo Khumalo | $82k | +3.0% | 1.04 | In band |
| Amara Okafor | $76k | +5.0% | 0.91 | Equity flag |
Total rewards · Amara O.What the package is really worth
Benchmark · Senior HR ManagerJohannesburg · market data · 2026
P25 · $98kP75 · $131k
- 56%
- lower attrition with strong total reward strategies
- 1
- personalised total-rewards view per employee
- Market
- salary benchmarks by role and location
- Audit
- trail on every pay decision
82%of employees would feel more engaged if pay and benefits were easier to understand
Compensation shouldn't be a mystery. Make it your competitive advantage.
Pay people can understand.
Decisions you can defend.
Bands come from market benchmarks and your job architecture. Merit proposals read calibrated ratings, stay inside budget guardrails and get pay-equity checked automatically. Every employee sees a personalised total-rewards view, and every decision leaves an audit trail.
Head of TalentLevel 6 · P25–P75
$112k$168k
Senior HR ManagerLevel 5 · P25–P75
$98k$131k
Talent ManagerLevel 4 · P25–P75
$64k$91k
Guardrails, not guesswork.
Merit cycles read calibrated review outcomes, model scenarios before you commit, keep managers inside their budget and route approvals to finance with the reasoning attached. Equity and ESOP sit alongside cash.
The package, explained.
82% of employees would feel more engaged if pay and benefits were easier to understand. Total rewards, equity vesting, benefits, expenses and payslips live in one view, in plain language.
Compensation & Benefits.
Piece by piece.
Every capability below reads from and writes to the same employee record, so nothing has to be reconciled afterwards.
01 · Total rewards & equity
The full picture.
Employees see their complete package in one personalised dashboard: salary, bonuses, benefits, pension, equity and ESOP. My Equity shows vesting schedules, grant history and current value. Full transparency, zero guesswork.
- Total rewards statement
- Equity and ESOP with vesting
- Benefits enrolment and elections
My rewards
- Total rewards
- My equity
- Benefits
- Expenses
- Payslips
Manage
- Compensation
- Salary benchmarks
- Comp analytics
- Job architecture
- Merit cycles
- Equity & ESOP
Built into everything.
Not bolted on.
AI Powered Insights helps teams review data, answer questions and follow up across October People. Here is what it does inside Compensation & Benefits.
See AI Powered InsightsScenario modelling
Model merit budgets and compensation scenarios before committing.
Pay equity flags
Outliers across roles, levels and locations surfaced automatically.
Stand-alone.
Or connected.
Compensation & Benefits works powerfully on its own. Connect it with the modules below and every workflow starts with the same people, roles, history and evidence.
Questions,
answered.
Does October People run payroll?
October manages compensation, benefits, expenses and payslips and integrates with payroll providers so approved changes flow through without re-keying.
Can employees see their equity?
Yes. My Equity shows grants, vesting schedules, current value and exercise options as part of the total-rewards view.
Start with your organisation
See Compensation & Benefits with your data.
Tell us what your team needs. We’ll walk you through the relevant features, support options and how to get started.