Executive pay lives under a spotlight the rest of your compensation structure doesn't. A board wants proof it's disciplined. An investor wants proof it's governed. A nonprofit needs proof it'll survive a 990 filing. Workplace Harmony builds the case before anyone has to ask for it.
The Pay Decisions Everyone Is Already Watching
Executive Compensation
MOre than a number
Clarify or build your executive compensation philosophy, including how incentive pay should reinforce business goals.
Define the philosophy
A tally sheet-driven presentation deck built for your board or compensation committee.
Present the findings
What is executive compensation benchmarking?
It's comparing your executives' total pay, base, incentives, and long-term compensation, against a peer group built specifically around your industry, size, and ownership structure, so the comparison actually holds up under scrutiny.
Do nonprofits really need a reasonableness opinion?
If your nonprofit files a 990, the IRS expects documented evidence that executive pay is reasonable. A reasonableness opinion is that evidence, and having it built proactively is far easier than assembling it under audit pressure.
What is a tally sheet, and why does my board need one?
A tally sheet pulls base salary, incentives, and long-term compensation into a single view, the same way a regulator, investor, or compensation committee would look at it, so nobody is evaluating pay decisions in pieces.
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Salary Benchmark Services
Gather the data
Gather job descriptions, org charts, existing incentive plans, employment agreements, and relevant financials.
Educate and equip
Governance guidance so your board or comp committee can administer the structure with confidence.
Benchmark and design
Peer group benchmarking against total direct compensation, plus incentive plan design or review.
When we can help
The Results
- Hiring or promoting into an executive role
- Designing or evaluating executive compensation plans
- Boards or investors asking for documentation
- Nonprofit 990 or reasonableness reviews
- Founder transitions moving from informal to formal structures
- Post-acquisition integration and alignment of leadership compensation
- Defensible, well-documented pay
- Incentive plans that reinforce real business goals
- Confidence with your board or investors
- 990-ready nonprofit documentation
- Governance your comp committee can run with
If your executive pay hasn't been reviewed in a while, that's usually the first sign it's time.
