The Pay Factors settings page is where you define your organization's pay philosophy — the set of factors that legitimately influence compensation decisions. Navigate there via Settings → Pay Factors.

Pay Philosophy

A pay philosophy is a named configuration that specifies which compensation factors are active and how they are weighted. Evenpay uses this configuration in pay equity analysis to separate the explained portion of a pay gap from the unexplained portion that requires action.

Your organization starts with a Default Pay Philosophy. You can create additional philosophies (for example, for different regions or entity types) using the + Create New button. Only one philosophy can be active at a time — toggle it on to make it the active configuration.

Each philosophy card shows its name, description, number of enabled factors, version, and last updated date.

Editing a Pay Philosophy

Click the edit icon on a philosophy to open the Edit Pay Philosophy panel. You can update the name and description, and configure each compensation factor individually.

Compensation Factors

The Compensation Factors section shows all available factors (up to 8 by default) and lets you enable or disable each one. For each enabled factor, Evenpay displays data quality metrics:

• Completeness — the percentage of employees who have a value for this factor. Low completeness weakens the model's ability to explain pay differences accurately.
• Variation — how much diversity exists in the data for this factor. Very low variation means the factor doesn't differentiate between employees and may not improve the model.

Factors with a No data badge have no values imported yet — they can be enabled in advance, but won't contribute to analysis until data is present.

Standard factors include: Experience, Tenure, Job Grade, Performance, Skills, Education, Certifications, and Work Location. Only enable factors that genuinely reflect how pay is determined in your organization. Including factors that don't drive pay decisions can distort the adjusted gap calculation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if I change which factors are enabled?

Changes apply to future analysis runs. Previously saved analysis snapshots are not retroactively affected, so you can compare results before and after a change.

Why is a factor showing "No data"?

The factor has been enabled in the philosophy but no values have been imported for it yet. Import the relevant employee data under Settings → Data & Integrations to populate it.

Can I have different pay philosophies for different parts of the organization?

Yes — you can create multiple philosophies and switch between them. This is useful when you operate in different jurisdictions or have distinct workforce segments with genuinely different pay drivers.

Updated on: 08/04/2026