Job Grading Playbook: Grades and Salary Ranges [EN]

Point-factor model, pay grades, pay ranges, calibration, and implementation of a compensation and benefits system within

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

This practical course helps HR Directors, C&B Specialists, HRBPs, HR Generalists, and HR Consultants build a clear and structured grading and salary range system for their company.

Instead of abstract theory, you will learn a practical step-by-step approach to:

  • evaluate positions

  • select compensation factors

  • define job levels

  • assign weights

  • convert points into grades

  • connect grades with compensation policy

At the beginning of the course, you will diagnose the maturity of your current compensation system and identify where chaos, overpayment, unfairness, and salary-related conflicts appear.

Then, you will gradually build a point-factor grading model by:

  • selecting business-relevant factors

  • configuring evaluation levels

  • conducting job evaluations

  • grouping positions into grades

A separate section is dedicated to salary ranges and compensation architecture, including:

  • midpoint logic

  • salary range width

  • market benchmarking

  • overlap between neighboring grades

  • compensation decision-making principles

In the final part of the course, you will explore how to successfully implement the system across the organization, including:

  • calibration sessions

  • the roles of HR, managers, Finance, and the CEO

  • employee communication

  • manager resistance

  • annual review processes

You will also prepare:

  • a 6-month implementation roadmap

  • a set of C&B metrics

  • a leadership presentation structure for defending the system internally

This course is especially valuable for companies where:

  • salaries have been assigned historically

  • salary ranges are not transparent

  • payroll expenses grow faster than revenue

  • the business needs a clear and manageable compensation framework

After completing the course, you will have a practical methodology that can be adapted for companies with 100, 500, or 2,000 employees.

You will understand:

  • what data is required before launching the project

  • who should participate in job evaluations

  • how to reduce subjectivity in compensation decisions

  • how to explain the system to managers and employees

This is a course for professionals who want to move from fragmented salary negotiations to a structured and manageable C&B system, where every compensation decision can be justified through data, role value, and transparent rules.

  • A basic understanding of HR processes, compensation, or personnel management would be helpful, but specialized knowledge of C&B is not required.
  • Develop a transparent job grading system for the company based on a point-factor model.
  • Customize the factors, levels, and weights for job evaluation to suit your industry and business structure.
  • Calculate pay grades and salary ranges using the midpoint, range width, and market alignment.
  • You will conduct a calibration session and prepare a 6-month plan for implementing the grading system.
  • HRD, C&B specialists, HR Business Partners, HR generalists, and HR consultants who need to develop a grade structure and salary range system for their company.