Comp and Coffee is a podcast by Payscale where we explore the art and science of compensation management. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and join us for conversations on pay and performance—packed with insights, practical tips, and strategies to help you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving world of work.
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Signup to Generate a PitchComp and Coffee is a podcast by Payscale where we explore the art and science of compensation management. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and join us for conversations on pay and performance, packed with insights, practical tips, and strategies to help you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving world of work.
Recent episodes include "Is your job architecture keeping up with AI?" (29 October 2026, 32 minutes), "Is compensation always-on?" (7 September 2026, 28 minutes), and "The job is changing faster than the job description" (31 August 2026, 32 minutes).
Comp and Coffee publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 141 episodes.
Booking probability for Comp and Coffee is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Comp and Coffee requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Comp and Coffee's contact route on record: verified email.
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Comp and Coffee is a business podcast with 141 episodes published.
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AI is changing how work gets done, which skills organizations need, and how the value of certain jobs may evolve. But are organizations’ job architectures and compensation strategies keeping pace? Job architecture...
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For the longest time, compensation has revolved around an annual rhythm. One yearly market data refresh. One compensation planning cycle. But that rhythm no longer matches the pace...
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For years, organizations could define a role and expect its responsibilities to remain relatively stable. Today, that assumption no longer holds. AI is reshaping work. New skills emerge constantly...
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Jobs aren't changing once every few years anymore. They're evolving constantly. Skills are shifting, AI is reshaping roles, and organizations are redefining jobs faster than traditional job...
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Compensation has never been more visible, more complex, or more connected to business outcomes. Yet many HR and compensation teams are expected to manage pay transparency, market movement, budget planning, manager...
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Flight risk is rarely loud. Most of the time, it shows up quietly in compensation data long before it shows up in resignation letters. Across organizations, roles, and levels, the same pattern is emerging: the market is...
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Compensation professionals are no longer asking whether AI will change their work—they're asking how, where, and how fast. Teams are experimenting with tools like Claude, Copilot, and ChatGPT to help analyze data, draft...
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<p>For the last three years, organizations across Europe have been preparing for the biggest shift in pay transparency and pay equity regulation in a generation. The EU Pay Transparency Directive promised to reshape how...
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<p>Compensation is no longer just an HR process. It is a business decision that executive teams are paying close attention to. </p> <p><br></p> <p>In this special podcast episode, adapted from a recent Payscale webinar...
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<p>For decades, organizations have talked about paying for skills instead of jobs. </p> <p>The idea is simple. Reward people based on what they can do, not just the role they hold. </p> <p>But in practice, it has always...
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<p>Recorded live from WorldatWork Total Rewards 2026 in San Antonio, this special episode of Comp and Coffee gives you an inside look at the launch of Payscale Intelligence Cloud.</p> <p>Host Ruth Thomas is joined by...
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<p>The gender pay gap has widened. </p> <p>New data from the 2026 Gender Pay Gap Report shows the uncontrolled gender pay gap increased from $0.83 to $0.82, meaning women earn 18% less than men on average. That...
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<p>When budgets shrink, performance pay is put to the test. </p> <p><br></p> <p>The 2026 Compensation Best Practices Report tells a clear story: budgets are tighter, bonuses are shrinking, and organizations are reaching...
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<p>In this episode of Comp and Coffee, Ruth Thomas sits down with Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer at Sapient Insights Group, and Amy Stewart, Payscale’s Manager of Content & Research, to unpack how HR and...
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<p>Pay decisions do not live in isolation. They shape hiring speed, retention, employee trust, and ultimately business performance. </p> <p>According to Payscale’s 2026 Compensation Best Practices Report, 63% of...
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<p>HR and compensation leaders are facing a new set of challenges and opportunities in 2026. From new pay transparency laws to AI-driven decision-making, the landscape is shifting fast. This episode unpacks what is in...
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<p>Everyone agrees that pay matters. What they do not agree on is what it means.<br> HR talks about fairness and equity.<br>Finance talks about cost and ROI.<br>Legal talks about compliance and defensibility.<br>Leaders...
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<p>Another conversation about pay transparency? We know what you are thinking, haven’t we already covered this? </p> <p>But the truth is, 2025 changed everything. From a wave of new state laws in the U.S. to Canada and...
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<p>At HR Tech 2025, AI stole the spotlight, but not everyone was convinced. Amid the hype and bold claims, HR and compensation professionals were asking tougher questions: What’s actually working? What’s just marketing...
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<p>In a year of tight budgets and increasing expectations of pay transparency, pay conversations are more critical than ever. Skipping, delaying, or diluting these conversations can erode trust and leave employees...
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leadership speaker, Three Ears Media
Director of Global Rewards, HR Technology, HR Operations & Talent Acquisition, American Dairy Queen Corporation
vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN, Capital Digestive Care
Sapient Insights Group Chief Research Officer & Managing Partner, The More Profitable Podcast
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