Salary planning that reflects market reality, not gut feeling.
Most salary reviews happen in Excel — with no benchmarks, no equity analysis and no visibility into what the decision will cost. Treegarden gives HR leaders a centralised compensation platform with market data, scenario modelling and budget controls built in.
The compensation process before Treegarden
Most compensation problems are not caused by a lack of intent. They are caused by a lack of data at the moment decisions get made.
Salary reviews done in spreadsheets
Your annual review starts with exporting data from four systems, cleaning it in Excel, and sending it to managers who fill in numbers without context. Three weeks later you have a spreadsheet that nobody trusts and a budget you can't explain to the CFO.
No benchmark data at decision time
You decide on a salary increase without knowing whether the resulting figure is at market, below market or competitive. You find out six months later when the employee starts interviewing elsewhere.
Pay equity gaps you can't see
Two employees in the same role, same seniority, hired two years apart have a 12% salary difference. You don't know until one of them raises a grievance — or leaves citing unfair treatment.
Budget surprises at year-end
Managers approve increases across their teams in isolation. Nobody tracks aggregate impact until payroll closes the year and the total is €40,000 over budget. Then everyone has a very difficult conversation.
Compensation decisions backed by complete data
Treegarden brings market benchmarks, equity analysis, budget tracking and scenario modelling into a single platform — so every salary decision is made with full visibility.
Salary benchmarking
Compare every employee's compensation against market rates for their role, seniority and location. Know — at the point of decision — whether you are competitive, at risk or overpaying.
Compensation budget planning
Set department-level salary review budgets, distribute them to managers and track spend in real time as decisions are made. No surprises at year-end, no manual aggregation.
Pay equity analysis
Identify pay gaps by gender, seniority and department automatically. Get a structured report showing where inequities exist and what correction would cost.
Salary anomaly detection
Treegarden flags employees whose compensation deviates significantly from role and seniority norms — whether that means underpaid talent at flight risk or outliers creating internal equity problems.
Scenario modelling
Run what-if simulations before committing. Model the cost of a 3% versus 5% across-the-board increase, or the impact of correcting identified equity gaps, before you table the proposal.
Compensation planning workflows
Route salary proposals through approval workflows. Managers propose, HR reviews, finance approves. Every decision tracked, every override documented.
Everything the compensation module includes
A complete toolkit for compensation management — connected to the ATS that created each hire, so data flows without manual transfer.
Compensation strategy resources
Practical guides for HR leaders who want to make better compensation decisions backed by data.
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Book a demoCommon questions about compensation management
Everything HR leaders ask before getting started with Treegarden's compensation module.
Where does the salary benchmark data come from?
Treegarden's benchmarking integrates with market salary data sources to provide role and location-specific ranges. Your HR team configures the benchmark parameters — role level, location, industry — and the platform surfaces position-against-market for each employee automatically.
How does pay equity analysis work?
The pay equity analysis module compares compensation across employees in equivalent roles, controlling for seniority, location and performance rating. It surfaces statistically significant gaps by gender, age and other demographic factors you configure, and calculates the budget cost of correction.
Can managers see compensation data for their teams?
Yes. Managers have a role-specific view showing their direct reports' compensation positions, review budgets and proposal workflows. They cannot see data outside their team, and HR retains final approval authority over all compensation changes.
How does compensation connect to the ATS?
When a candidate is hired, their agreed salary flows directly into the compensation module as the starting point of their compensation record. There is no manual transfer and no risk of transcription error between offer letter and HR system.
Can I model multiple salary review scenarios before deciding?
Yes. The scenario modelling tool lets you define any number of increase scenarios — percentage across the board, performance-based tiers, equity correction — and see the total cost impact before committing. Scenarios are saved and can be presented directly to finance or the board.
Is compensation data handled securely?
Salary data is among the most sensitive HR data you hold. Treegarden enforces field-level permissions so only users with explicit authorisation can see compensation figures. All access is logged for audit purposes and data is handled in compliance with GDPR.
Every salary decision deserves complete data
Stop making compensation decisions with last year's spreadsheet. Treegarden gives you benchmarks, budget controls, equity analysis and scenario models in one platform — connected to the ATS that created the hire.