How to Use ClearCompIQ (Salary Comparison Tool) Effectively
ClearCompIQ is VirgilHR’s salary benchmarking tool powered by PayScale. It provides instant, market-validated compensation insights to help HR teams make competitive and equitable pay decisions.
Accessing ClearCompIQ
1. Log in to your VirgilHR member portal.
2. Navigate to ClearCompIQ under HR Tools.
3. Click Compare Salaries:
- If logged in within the last 30 minutes, you’ll go directly to PayScale.
- If your session expired, you’ll be prompted to log in again.
4. First-time users complete a short form to create a PayScale account linked to your email.
What Data Does ClearCompIQ Provide?
- Base salary ranges
- Bonus and total cash compensation
- Comparable role benchmarks
- Geographic, industry, and company-size adjustments
- AI-generated optimal pay range predictions
Data is real-time and continuously updated to reflect current labor market conditions.
Generating a Report
- Search for a job title.
- Apply filters:
- Location (region or state)
- Industry
- Company size (assets, employees, revenue)
- Review:
- Salary ranges and averages (hourly and annual)
- Market comparison for the selected role
- Generic job description
- Compare multiple roles:
- Add related job titles to the comparison list.
- Remove or replace roles without generating a new report.
- Download or share:
- Export as PDF.
- Share via email.
FAQs
Q1: How many reports do I get?
Each user gets 3 free reports for their lifetime account.
Each user gets 3 free reports for their lifetime account.
Q2: Can I compare multiple roles in one report?
Yes! Adding multiple roles in one report counts as one report, not multiple.
Yes! Adding multiple roles in one report counts as one report, not multiple.
Q3: What happens after I use my 3 free reports?
You can purchase additional reports directly from PayScale.
You can purchase additional reports directly from PayScale.
Q4: Is the data global or U.S.-only?
The included reports provide U.S.-only data. Global data is available with a paid PayScale plan.
The included reports provide U.S.-only data. Global data is available with a paid PayScale plan.
Q5: Does ClearCompIQ show pay impacts?
Yes, you’ll see how factors like location and company size affect compensation.
Yes, you’ll see how factors like location and company size affect compensation.
Q6: How do I avoid wasting reports?
Coordinate internally so reports are used for strategic roles. Junior users should confirm before generating reports.
Coordinate internally so reports are used for strategic roles. Junior users should confirm before generating reports.
Q7: Does this help with hiring and pay equity?
Absolutely. ClearCompIQ validates salary offers and highlights pay gaps to support equitable practices.
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