Pay that is fair, competitive and built to last.
Planet C is a woman-owned compensation consulting firm serving organizations in the United States and India. We design salary structures, job architecture and pay programs that help you hire well, retain talent and stay compliant.
Sample salary structure
Minimum, midpoint and maximum for every level, overlapping by design so careers can progress.Expert advice, delivered quickly.
We pair senior compensation consultants with our proprietary AI-powered platform, CompScale. It matches your jobs to market data, prices roles and models ranges in a fraction of the traditional timeline, so you get practical recommendations while decisions are still live.
Illustrative: relative time to complete a typical engagement.
Compensation consulting, end to end
Every engagement is people-centric, market-driven and aligned with your compensation philosophy and business goals.
Compensation strategy and philosophy
A clear position on how you pay, against which market, and why. The foundation that keeps every later pay decision consistent.
Job architecture and evaluation
Job families, levels and grades, backed by consistent job descriptions and job evaluation, so titles mean the same thing everywhere.
Benchmarking and market pricing
Accurate matches to external survey data, so every role is priced against the market that actually competes for your talent.
Salary structures and ranges
Scalable minimum, midpoint and maximum ranges for each pay component, with an incumbent impact analysis before anything is rolled out.
Executive and broad-based compensation
Programs for leadership and for the wider workforce, designed to be externally competitive without compromising internal equity.
Variable pay and equity
Sales and incentive plans, short-term bonuses and long-term equity compensation that link performance to reward.
Pay equity and cost modeling
Compa-ratio analysis to surface pay gaps, plus budgeting and cost modeling so leaders see the cost of every option first.
Example market positioning for a role
A market pricing output: one role plotted against percentile benchmarks, so you can see exactly where an offer or an incumbent sits.How an engagement unfolds
We start with your problem, not our product. Each phase stands on its own, so you commit only as far as the value is clear.
Diagnostic
A confidential 30 to 45 minute conversation on your grades, bands, benchmarking and pay decisions. You leave with the key gaps we see.
Assessment
A structured review of job architecture, salary structures, employee positioning and benefits against market and business needs.
Design
Market-aligned salary bands and job architecture, with take-home and cost implications modeled in advance.
Sustain
Ongoing compensation management on the CompScale platform, so your framework stays current after we hand it over.
One firm, two markets
Compensation practice differs across borders. We work in both, from San Francisco and Hyderabad.
Built for fair, defensible pay
For US employers, we build structures that stand up to scrutiny from employees, executives and regulators, and we help hiring teams make offers at the right level with confidence.
- Pay equity analysis and pay transparency readiness
- Geographic pay differentials and location-based adjustments
- Executive, sales incentive and equity compensation
- Market pricing for startups through established enterprises
Structures ready for India's new wage framework
India's Labour Codes have changed how wages and salary structures are defined. We evaluate your compensation architecture against them, and help global capability centres balance global job architecture with local competitiveness.
- Wage Code compliance and statutory risk review
- Take-home pay optimization without unnecessary cost escalation
- Salary benchmarking across Hyderabad and other Indian cities
- Job grades and bands for GCCs, IT services and product companies
We serve GCCs, IT services, product companies, engineering, manufacturing, healthcare, BFSI, start-ups and mid-sized enterprises.
Powered by our CompScale platform
CompScale is Planet C's cloud-based, AI-powered platform. It automates the heavy analysis, so Planet C consultants spend their time on judgment and advice.
Job descriptions
Consistent, complete descriptions held in one central library.
Job architecture
Job families and levels that give every role a clear place.
AI benchmarking
Instantly finds relevant market matches for your internal jobs.
Market pricing
Salary survey data, pay ranges, midpoints and differentials.
About Planet C
A growth-oriented compensation consulting firm that helps organizations of every size build scalable pay programs tied to business strategy and people needs.
Our approach
Personalized, proactive and professional. We tailor every engagement to your objectives, and we take a proactive stance on compliance so your compensation policies align with local, state and federal regulations.
Mission and vision
We empower organizations to thrive through data-driven pay strategy, where every employee's contribution is valued. We aim to be the premier catalyst for organizations worldwide seeking excellence through strategic rewards.
Diversity is a core value
Planet C is 100% woman-owned and run by women, and a vendor of choice for government and for private companies that value supplier diversity.
- Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), certified by the SBA
- Women's Business Enterprise (WBE), certified by WBENC
- Woman Owned Small Business, certified by WBENC
- Small Business SB (Micro), California Department of General Services
- Minority-Owned Business (MBE), Supplier Clearinghouse, California
Who you'll work with
Direct access to the person doing the work. No handoffs to junior analysts you've never met.
Haritha Burra
Haritha is a global compensation consultant who helps companies with employee, executive, equity and incentive compensation, designing and implementing base pay, short-term and long-term incentives. She turns market data into a story, and grounds every recommendation in what fits the company's culture and compensation philosophy.
Start with a conversation
Tell us about your current grades, salary structures and benefits. We will share where we see gaps and opportunities.