Compensation Glossary
Welcome to ERI SalaryExpert's compensation glossary, your resource for commonly used terms, formulas, and phrases related to compensation.
R
Rabbi Trust
Raise
Random Sampling
Range
Range Overlap
Range Penetration
Range Spread
Ranking Method of Job Evaluation
Rate
Rate Making
Rate of Return Method
Rate Range
Rated Policy
Rater-Accuracy Training
Rater-Error Training
Rating Classes
Rating Scale
Ratio
Ratio Measurements
Real Estate Appraisal
Real Wages
Reasonable and Customary Charge
Reasonable Compensation
Rebating
Rebuttable Presumption of Reasonableness
Reclassification
Recognition Awards
Recognition Program
Recording Method
Recovery Benefit
Recruitment Bonuses
Red Circle Rate
Re-Enlistment Bonus
Referral Bonus
Refund Annuity
Regional Director of Agencies (RDA)
Registered Pension Plan
Registered Reinsurer
Registered Representative
Registered Retirement Plan
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Regressive Incentive
Regular Rate of Pay
Reinforcement Theory
Reinstatement
Reinstatement Provision
Reinsurance
Reinsurer
Relation of Earnings to Insurance Clause
Relative Value Schedule
Released Value Protection
Reliability
Religious Discrimination
Relocation Bonus
Relocation Premium
Remembrance Funds
Remote-Site-Allowance
Remuneration
Remuneration Loss Replacement
Remuneration Strategy, Philosophy, Policy
Renewable Term Insurance
Renewal Commission
Renewal Premiums
Renewal Provision
Renters Buying Power
Repatriation
Replacement
Reportable Event
Representation
Required Reserve
Rescission
Reservation Wage
Reserve
Reserve Strengthening
Resisted Claim
Resource
Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Responsibility
Rest-and-Recreation Leave
Restricted Stock
Restricted Stock Awards (RSA)
Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Restructuring
Result Clause
Retained Asset Account (RAA)
Retained Earnings
Retention
Retention Bonus
Retention Limit
Retired Lives Reserve
Retiree Benefit Reserves
Retro Premium
Retroactive Disability Benefit
Retrospective Premium Arrangement
Retrospective Review
Retrospective-Rating Arrangement
Return on Assets (ROA)
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
Return on Equity (ROE)
Return on Investment Capital (ROIC)
Return on Investments (ROI)
Return on Net Assets (RONA)
Return on Sales (ROS)
Revenue
Revocable Beneficiary
Revocable Trust
Rewards System
Rider
Right of Survivorship
Rightsizing
Risk Class
Risk in Insurance
Risk-Free Rate of Return
Rollover
Room and Board
Rotational Assignment (International)
Roth Individual Retirement Account (Roth IRA)
Rucker Share of Production Plan
Popular Searches
Year of Service
Midpoint Progression
Job Evaluation
Mix
Benchmark Job
Coefficient of Determination
Median
Gender Pay Gap
Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
Linear Regression
Percentile
Works Council
General Salary Increase
Annual Incentive
Green Circle Rate
Salary Structure Change
Benchmarking
Pay Range Overlap
Restricted Stock
Pay Grade
Range
Shift Differentials
Pay Equity
Job Family
Merit Increase
Standard Error of Estimate
Mean
Lead Pay Structure Policy
Long-Term Incentive Plan
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
Quartile
Market Index
Demotion
Broadbanding
Mode
Lag the Market
Lump Sum Merit
Defined Benefit Plans
Cost of Labor
Minimum Wage
Turnover
Salary Grade
Stock Option Incentive
Salary Range
Promotional Increase
Red Circle Rate
Standard Deviation
Range Spread
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Black-Scholes Model Z
Geographic Differential
Compensable Factors
FICA
Cost of Living
Market Based Salary Increase Budget
Compa-Ratio
Defined Contribution Plans
Market Pricing
Aging Survey Data
Total Rewards
Bonus
Internal Equity
Range Penetration
Lead-Lag Pay Structure Policy
Hours of Work
Sales Compensation
Step Rates
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