Compensation Analyst: Data-Driven Pay & Market Pricing

Ross Stores; Dublin, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Ross Stores is seeking a Compensation Analyst to provide analytical support for pay programs, including base pay, salary surveys, and incentive design. You will analyze jobs, price them against market data, and help maintain equity and competitiveness.

Responsibilities include leading annual compensation planning, updating salary structures, reviewing pay actions, and ensuring compliance with laws. Hybrid work arrangement with office presence required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years progressive analytical experience in Compensation, finance, or HR
• CCP or coursework toward CCP preferred
• Advanced Excel skills including macros, v-lookups, pivot tables
• Strong data synthesis and analytical capabilities
• Experience querying and working with large datasets
• Experience with job evaluation and market pricing methods preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills at all levels
• Ability to build relationships with HR partners
• Strong organizational and project management skills in fast-changing environments
• Ability to handle extremely confidential information

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, documents, and evaluates new and revised jobs to develop job descriptions and recommend grade level and FLSA status using market data and internal comparisons
• Leads annual compensation planning processes (Focal), including salary structure updates and merit increase implementation
• Reviews pay action requests for conformance to guidelines and researches outside guidelines
• Performs competitive pay analysis and modeling for merit and incentive programs
• Prepares and analyzes salary survey data submissions and uses results to determine competitive position
• Formulates recommendations on compensation guidelines, salary structure, and geographic differentials
• Maintains compensation data in HRM system and market data tools
• Monitors minimum wage laws and impact on compensation cost
• Ensures compliance with compensation laws and regulations
• Other projects as assigned

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

Project management

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Ross Stores is seeking a Compensation Analyst to provide analytical support for pay programs, including base pay, salary surveys, and incentive design. You will analyze jobs, price them against market data, and help maintain equity and competitiveness.

Responsibilities include leading annual compensation planning, updating salary structures, reviewing pay actions, and ensuring compliance with laws. Hybrid work arrangement with office presence required.