Defensible salary ranges. Documented in minutes.
Turn BLS data into a clean memo with cited sources and your assumptions - ready for HR approvals, CPA files, and legal documentation.
Who it’s for
Preview the exact export style for each use case before you sign up. Sample PDFs open in a new tab.
Business owners & HR pros
- Build bands & offer ranges
- Document approvals with sources
- Consistent methodology across locations
Shows a file-ready approval memo with market benchmark support, assumptions, and HR-specific context.
- Comp approval context block for hiring, promotions, and pay adjustments.
- Keeps the same cited salary benchmark table and assumptions.
CPA firms & S-Corp owners
- Reasonable compensation support
- Export a memo per client
- Cited sources + saved assumptions
Shows how OEWS percentiles roll into a file-ready compensation memo with geography, percentile selection, and assumptions.
- Scrubbed preview with the same export layout paid users receive.
- Useful for workpapers and client-file documentation.
Attorneys & Mediators
- Support/alimony documentation
- Earning capacity analysis
- File-ready memo with citations
Attorney-oriented export format with case file context, purpose of analysis, and the same benchmark support sections.
- Built for support/alimony and earning-capacity documentation workflows.
- Includes case-specific fields without changing the core methodology.
FAQ
Where does the data come from?
Salary Coach uses U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS percentile wage data (state and metro/MSA) as the baseline.
Is this crowdsourced salary data?
No. The ranges come from published BLS data, not user-submitted salary reports.
Can I use this for reasonable compensation files?
Yes. Many users include the memo in reasonable compensation documentation. It supports your file with cited sources and assumptions, but does not replace CPA or legal judgment.
Can I use this for HR approvals and offers?
Yes. Teams use it to support offer ranges, approvals, and internal compensation documentation with a consistent method.
Can I use this for support/alimony documentation?
Yes. The memo can support earning-capacity and support documentation. It is an analytical tool, not legal advice.
What geography is supported?
You can run estimates at the state level or metro area (MSA) level, with statewide fallback when metro data is unavailable.