Compensation Glossary
Welcome to ERI SalaryExpert's compensation glossary, your resource for commonly used terms, formulas, and phrases related to compensation.
B
Back-Loaded Policy
Back-Loading
Backup Withholding
Bail Out
Balance Sheet
Balance Sheet Approach
Ballance Sheet Approach
Band Grading
Bar Chart
Bardahl Formula
Base Country or Home Country
Base Pay
Base Payroll
Base Rate or Base Wage Rate
Base Salary or Wage
Base Wage Rate or Base Rate
Basic Death Benefit
Basic Earnings Per Share
Basic Mortality Table
Basic Plan with Major Medical
Basic Services
Basket Clause
Behavior Based Appraisal
Below Market
Below Market Rate Employee Loans
Benchmark Job
Benchmark Job Data
Benchmarking
Beneficiary
Beneficiary Declaration
Benefit
Benefit of Survivorship
Benefit Plans - Health Care
Benefit Plans - Retirement
Benefit Reductions
Benefit Schedule
Benefit Statements
Benefits
Benefits Packages
Bennett Amendment
Bereavement Leave
Best Earnings Plan
Beta
Bilingual Differential
Bimodal Distribution
Binding Premium Receipt
Binomial Option Pricing Model
Birthday Rule
Black-Scholes Model Z
Blended Rates
BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Blue Collar Worker
Blue Cross Plan
Blue Shield Plan
Board of Directors
Bonafide Occupational Qualification (BFOG)
Bond
Bonus
Bonus (Pay Plans)
Bonus Eligible
Bonus Guarantee
Bonus Progressivity
Book Unit Award Plan
Book Value (BV)
Book Value Purchase Plans
Bottom Line
Bottom-Up Budgeting
Branch Manager
Branch Office Distribution System
Breach of Duties
Break in Service
Break in Service Year (Erisa Pension-Plan Standards)
Bridge Loan
Bridging Supplement
Broadbanding
Broker
Broker Dealer
Brokerage Distribution System
Brokerage Manager
Brokerage Shop
Brother-Sister Arrangement
Budget
Bulletin Boards
Bundled Insurance Product
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Business Continuation Insurance
Business Insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Business Travel Accident Plan
Buyer's Guide
Buying Power
Popular Searches
Lag the Market
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Standard Error of Estimate
Midpoint Progression
Compensable Factors
Salary Grade
Standard Deviation
Cost of Living
Lead Pay Structure Policy
Job Family
Minimum Wage
Internal Equity
Lump Sum Merit
General Salary Increase
Range Penetration
Linear Regression
Quartile
Bonus
Pay Range Overlap
Defined Benefit Plans
Step Rates
Broadbanding
Market Index
Shift Differentials
Range
Total Rewards
Aging Survey Data
Sales Compensation
Demotion
Lead-Lag Pay Structure Policy
Geographic Differential
Mix
Works Council
Pay Grade
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
Benchmarking
Range Spread
Gender Pay Gap
Salary Range
Promotional Increase
Merit Increase
Median
Long-Term Incentive Plan
Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
Restricted Stock
Annual Incentive
Mode
Compa-Ratio
Year of Service
Hours of Work
Stock Option Incentive
Green Circle Rate
Salary Structure Change
Market Based Salary Increase Budget
FICA
Turnover
Job Evaluation
Cost of Labor
Mean
Pay Equity
Coefficient of Determination
Percentile
Defined Contribution Plans
Red Circle Rate
Market Pricing
Benchmark Job
Black-Scholes Model Z
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