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Top 25 Compensation consulting services based in the United States

Name: Compensation consulting services based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 1,347 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,347 compensation consulting services headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 12,587 professional contacts across them, including 5,723 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers compensation consulting services headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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12,587Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest compensation consulting services based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,347 compensation consulting services based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to compensation consulting services: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	salary.com	Partial evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	1,211 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Salary.com® remains the technology leader in providing employee compensation data, software, and services to enterprises, small businesses, and individuals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	SEGAL	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,149 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Segal is a leading employee-owned consulting firm with more than 1,100 professionals across North America, including 150+ credentialed actuaries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Payscale	Partial evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	812 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Payscale is the pioneer of compensation intelligence, helping organizations make smarter pay decisions that drive business performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	GSA National	Indirect evidence	Fairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	558 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GSA National has been helping government contractors ensure compliance and streamline costs since 1991.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	SSA Consultants	Indirect evidence	Baton Rouge, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	258 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are partners and advisors of leading organizations and governments, bound to and inspired by a mission of helping our clients improve their performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Bridgepoint Consulting	Partial evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	250 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bridgepoint Consulting, an Addison Group company, is a leading management consulting firm that offers a full suite of services and solutions to help companies navigate the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Equity Methods	Partial evidence	Scottsdale, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	183 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Equity Methods provides valuation, financial reporting, and human resources advisory services related to equity compensation and other complex securities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Pearl Meyer	Indirect evidence	Wellesley, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	159 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Connecting People, Purpose, and Performance.™ Pearl Meyer is the leading advisor to boards and senior management helping organizations build, develop, and reward great leadership…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	FW Cook	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	145 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From the beginning, Frederic W.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Linea Solutions	Strong evidence	Marina Del Rey, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	132 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Linea Solutions provides information technology and management consulting Services for pension and benefit funds and insurance and workers' compensation organizations across the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Bolton	Strong evidence	Towson, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a full service employee benefits, actuarial, investment, compensation, and HR consulting firm with over 40 years of experience providing consulting services to clients in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC	Strong evidence	Lake Forest, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	114 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Meridian Compensation Partners provides the most effective solutions and independent advice in executive compensation and corporate governance consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Semler Brossy	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	109 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Semler Brossy is a leading independent consulting firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Ferguson Partners	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a global talent management boutique serving all industries and with a strong concentration of real assets, healthcare, hospitality, and private equity clients, Ferguson…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	The Goodkind Group, LLC	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1991, The Goodkind Group has been redefining the staffing experience by putting human connection back at the center of recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Compintelligence, INC	Indirect evidence	Oxford, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	96 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At CompIntelligence, we empower organizations to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of finance and technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Radford Data & Analytics	Partial evidence	San Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	95 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Radford Data & Analytics platform, a product of Aon’s rewards practice, delivers compensation insights to the world’s most innovative companies, including life sciences…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	PAY Governance LLC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pay Governance LLC is an independent executive compensation advisory firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	ERI Economic Research Institute	Partial evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ERI Economic Research Institute was founded over 35 years ago to provide trusted compensation data for private and public organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Enhancehcm	Partial evidence	Manhattan Beach, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Partial evidence “enhanceHCM is a national professional services firm providing Strategic HR consulting, Interim HR/Payroll support, and Project Management to clients looking to optimize their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	D. Hilton Associates, INC	Indirect evidence	The Woodlands, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	77 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “D.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Dunbar, Bender & Zapf, INC	Partial evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dunbar, Bender & Zapf, Inc.(DBZ) is a full-service retirement plan consulting firm dedicated to helping employers design, implement, and manage plans that support their long-term…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Willpower Consultation	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Willpower Consultation offers direct solutions for your corporate strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Compensia	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Compensia is the leading independent compensation advisor to technology and life sciences companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Infinite Equity	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Infinite Equity is the premier independent professional services firm that enables companies to increase the effectiveness and return of their equity programs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: compensation consulting services. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names compensation consulting services.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of compensation consulting services, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name compensation consulting services. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Compensation consulting services based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

45.5%Verified-email coverage

9.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

4.1%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,007

11-50

262

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,347 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among compensation consulting services, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “compensation consulting services”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names compensation consulting services), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among compensation consulting services, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,723 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names compensation consulting services, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many compensation consulting services are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,347 compensation consulting services headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

salary.com, headquartered in Waltham, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most compensation consulting services?

New York leads with 55 headquartered companies, followed by Houston (31) and Atlanta (26).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,723 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,347 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.