Compensation & Benefits Glossary: Strategic HR Edition

This isn’t your typical HR glossary.

We created this expert-level, real-world guide to help HR professionals and business leaders build confidence when talking compensation strategy. Inside, you’ll find 40 powerful terms—from base pay and equity to retention bonuses and legal frameworks—each with:

✅ Clear, strategic definitions
✅ Tangible, real-life business examples
✅ Use cases you can actually apply

Whether you're navigating a pay equity audit, building your first total rewards framework, or just want to sound sharp in executive meetings—this guide gives you the language, context, and confidence to back it up.