# Mercer Total Remuneration Survey alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 211 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Mercer Total Remuneration Survey holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/mercer-total-remuneration-survey/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Pave: 22
- Payscale: 21
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: 12
- Comprehensive.io: 9
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: 6
- BLS OEWS: 3

## Compensation benchmarking data

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Mercer Total Remuneration Survey (Mercer Total Remuneration Survey is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Pave: first choice in 14 of those 82
- Payscale: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: first choice in 3 of those 82
- BLS OEWS: first choice in 2 of those 82
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Databox: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Mercer Total Remuneration Survey (Mercer Total Remuneration Survey is #6 of 9 at 4%).

- Payscale: first choice in 9 of those 73
- Pave: first choice in 8 of those 73
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Glassdoor: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Radford: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 2 of those 73
- BLS OEWS: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Mercer Total Remuneration Survey (Mercer Total Remuneration Survey is #1 of 9 at 33%).

- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Payscale: first choice in 3 of those 56
- WTW: first choice in 2 of those 56
- APQC: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Aon's Radford data: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Gartner Benchmark Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Korn Ferry Pay: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Korn Ferry Pay: Compensation Surveys: first choice in 1 of those 56

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