Timely data from 248 companies on how organizations of all sizes and ownership types are approaching executive compensation pay practices for 2026.
Insights and Research
Insights and Research
The Pearl Meyer team includes industry experts with deep knowledge and experience in all aspects of compensation and leadership. Here they provide valuable insight on emerging issues and developing trends. They offer compelling solutions for challenging situations and advice on maximizing opportunities. Read on and learn more about how Pearl Meyer’s team can help you connect pay, people, and performance.
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Retention Strategies in Healthcare
What can be done to alleviate the burnout and help healthcare organizations attract, motivate, and retain employees?

Succession Planning and Leadership Development: Unique Challenges for Private Companies
These responsibilities may not have the same level of focus on private boards, compared to public. Here’s how visionary private boards can take action.

Looking Ahead to Executive Pay Practices in 2023
Pearl Meyer’s annual compensation planning survey covers numerous trends and offers pay projection details from more than 300 companies.

Beyond Equity: Strategies to Retain Top Life Sciences Talent
How companies in a highly volatile market can focus on mission, culture, and the overall employee experience to boost retention.

Navigating Dodd-Frank Disclosure Requirements if You’re a Smaller Reporting Company or Emerging Growth Company
What to know about pay vs. performance and other disclosure rules if your company is an SRC or an EGC.

Pay Versus Performance is Here: What Compensation Committees Must Do Now
How companies can take immediate action to collect the information and create the narratives around this data-heavy requirement.

Salary Compression Driven by Tight Labor Market and Higher Starting Pay
Data from Pearl Meyer show increasing rates paid to college graduates and unique methods companies are deploying to combat salary compression.

Small Steps to Mitigate Risk and Create Resilience in Executive Compensation Goals
Numerous emerging issues raise the stakes for executive performance, potentially contributing to more hits and misses in incentive plan targets.

Pay vs. Performance: What Do Public Company Directors Need to Know?
Management may bear the heavy burden when it comes to the new disclosure, but there are key points boards must understand and discuss this fall.
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Our experts dive into the real-world challenges and conversations shaping executive compensation and leadership strategy. Forthright, insightful, and sometimes unexpected—this is where we connect the dots between people, purpose, and performance.

Evergreen Content
This library brings together foundational thinking on topics—from cultural transformation and pay equity to incentive innovation and succession planning. These are timeless resources built to inform, guide, and future‑proof decision‑making.

New Directions for Director Pay
Boards, primarily focused on their fiduciary responsibilities, often overlook their compensation. Yet, like executive pay, board compensation can drive value. Strategic pay structures are crucial for attracting and retaining directors who enhance a visionary board sensitive to risks and opportunities, thus boosting organization's success.

Private Companies
We offer experience and guidance that helps private organizations attract, motivate, and develop the talent that will move your strategy forward.

Executive Compensation Essentials
These articles are intended to provide actionable insights through a grounding in the fundamentals and nuances of executive compensation.
