Because I have to change. I have to be a different person than I've been for something on the order of the last two decades. As hard as it is to make incremental changes, I'm a fan of ripping the bandage off quickly. And my Pugs of War is one of the casualties of life. The title has long been superannuated and I have lost the momentum of interesting posting. I look at Joe Sherlock's excellent View Through the Windshield and see how it's done: interesting aggregation with intelligent comments done with regularity.
Compa-Ratio: The ratio of an employee's actual salary (the numerator) to the midpoint of the applicable (the denominator) salary range. To calculate an individual's compa-ratio, divide the actual salary by the midpoint of the assigned salary range. Market Index: An index that is used to calculate an individual or groups market pay by dividing the current pay of an individual by the market pay.
You could further use compa-ratio to define quartiles in this particular salary range as follows (not in a perfect geometric sense, but in a simple and straightforward one): Quartile 1: Compa-ratio of 80% to 90%. Quartile 2: Compa-ratio of 90% to 100%.Quartile 3: Compa-ratio of 100% to 110%.ividing a salary range into quartiles is another time-honored method for managing base salary practices, and is an approach often featured in conjunction with a merit increase matrix, as Alan points out.