User Guide
The complete guide to using SalaryScopePro.
A practical, step-by-step handbook covering every calculator, benchmarking system, report, dashboard, and research resource on the platform — plus a downloadable PDF edition.
SalaryScopePro.com User Guide
Complete guide to using the salary intelligence and compensation analysis platform. Written for employees, job seekers, managers, recruiters, HR professionals, and compensation analysts.
File: SalaryScopePro_User_Guide.pdf · 27 chapters · Edition 1
Who this guide is for
The guide is practical and step-by-step. Every chapter is self-contained — read it cover to cover or jump straight to the workflow you need.
Start with a workflow
The fastest way to get value from the platform is to follow a workflow end to end. Each one maps to specific calculators and reports.
Evaluate a job offer
- 1.Run Salary After Taxes for both locations.
- 2.Apply the cost-of-living index to net pay.
- 3.Add total rewards (bonus, equity, benefits) on the same basis.
- 4.Compare only the normalized totals.
Prepare for a salary negotiation
- 1.Run What Should I Earn? for your role and city.
- 2.Identify the P50, P75, and P90 anchor points.
- 3.Model the 5-year compounded delta of a 5%, 10%, and 15% raise.
- 4.Set target, aspiration, and floor before the conversation.
Plan a relocation
- 1.Open Salary Comparison by City for your role.
- 2.Compare nominal pay, adjusted purchasing power, and housing impact.
- 3.Cross-check with the Opportunity Atlas tier of the destination region.
- 4.Decide based on real purchasing power, not headline pay.
Run an annual compensation review
- 1.Re-run What Should I Earn? against current market data.
- 2.Update your dashboard with the new salary figure.
- 3.Set a goal for the next review cycle.
- 4.Add a market-value alert in your dashboard.
Table of contents
27 chapters covering the entire platform. The same content is in the downloadable PDF, with a clickable table of contents, page numbers, and print-friendly formatting.
Chapter 1
Welcome
Orientation, how to read this guide, and what to expect from the platform.
Chapter 2
What Is SalaryScopePro?
The four core questions the platform answers and who it is built for.
Chapter 3
Getting Started
A three-step onboarding flow: pick a goal, open a tool, save your work.
Chapter 4
Platform Overview
The seven interconnected intelligence systems and how to interpret their output.
Chapter 5
Salary Intelligence System
How occupation baselines, experience multipliers, and city modifiers combine.
Chapter 6
Salary Calculators
Every calculator explained — purpose, inputs, outputs, interpretation, common mistakes.
Chapter 7
Compensation Analysis Tools
Total rewards modeling, equity valuation, and compensation-band design.
Chapter 8
Geographic Salary Comparison
City, state, province, atlas, and corridor comparisons with COL adjustments.
Chapter 9
Cost-of-Living Analysis
How the COL index works and how to convert salaries to real purchasing power.
Chapter 10
Salary Benchmarking System
Benchmarks by role, geography, experience, and industry — and how to read them.
Chapter 11
Career Growth Tools
Pathways, forecasts, wealth trajectories, and career health scoring.
Chapter 12
Salary Negotiation Tools
The recommended preparation workflow: data first, then ask.
Chapter 13
Promotion Planning Tools
Modeling the lifetime delta of a promotion and the actions to earn it.
Chapter 14
Compensation Reports
Salary, compensation, career, and benchmark reports — how to interpret each.
Chapter 15
Salary Database
The structured library of occupations, cities, tax tables, and multipliers.
Chapter 16
Salary Research Center
Long-form research, observatories, indexes, and the Workforce Atlas.
Chapter 17
Methodology Center
Every formula, score, and assumption documented for full reproducibility.
Chapter 18
Data Sources
BLS OEWS, Statistics Canada, tax authority publications, and curated reference data.
Chapter 19
User Dashboard
Your personal command center: saved roles, goals, alerts, recommendations.
Chapter 20
Understanding Salary Scores
The 0–100 scoring framework and the Excellent / Strong / Moderate / Weak bands.
Chapter 21
Compensation Benchmarks & Scores
Salary, Compensation, Market Position, Negotiation, Career Growth, Geographic scores.
Chapter 22
Understanding Reports
Summary → assumptions → data → methodology. Always read in that order.
Chapter 23
Best Practices
Annual review, offer evaluation, and career-planning workflows.
Chapter 24
Common Mistakes
The mistakes to avoid when interpreting calculator results and reports.
Chapter 25
FAQ
How often to review salary, how to compare offers, how COL adjustments work.
Chapter 26
Troubleshooting
What to do when results look unexpected, dashboards are empty, or estimates differ.
Chapter 27
Future Platform Features
The roadmap: deeper intelligence, expanded coverage, richer personalization.
How to interpret information on the platform
All figures on SalaryScopePro are estimates derived from public labor-market data and modeled multipliers. Treat them as decision-support inputs, not guarantees. Always combine platform results with your own knowledge of the employer, team, and offer details. Every formula and assumption is documented in the Methodology Center.
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