Both Hays Salary Guide and Levels.fyi Tech Pay Data are Compensation and Benchmarking tools. This page compares pricing, deployment, and features side by side to help you decide which fits your team.
The Hays Salary Guide provides annual salary benchmarking across all sectors and 20+ countries.
Closely matched with Levels.fyi Tech Pay Data on the attributes we track — see full table below.
Levels.fyi is the premier tech compensation database with total comp data from verified employees.
| Feature |
H
Hays Salary Guide
Compensation and Benchmarking
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L
Levels.fyi Tech Pay Data
Compensation and Benchmarking
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|---|---|---|
| Scores (RecruitsAgent Score) | ||
| Support Score |
7.8/10
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9.1/10
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| Maintain Score |
8.4/10
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8.9/10
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| Platform Score |
8.9/10
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8.1/10
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| Key Specifications | ||
| Category | Compensation and Benchmarking | Compensation and Benchmarking |
| Best For | All | All |
| Pricing Model | Free | Free |
| Starting Price | Free | Free |
| Free Trial | No | No |
| AI Features | No | No |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Integrations & Coverage | ||
| Listed integrations | Not listed | 2 listed: Greenhouse, LinkedIn |
| Countries listed | 35 countries | 35 countries |
| Category-Specific Features | ||
| 20+ Countries Coverage | Yes | — |
| All Sectors Covered | Yes | — |
| Free Annual Guide | Yes | — |
| Tech Company Focus | — | Yes |
| Total Comp Data | — | Yes |
| Verified Employee Reports | — | Yes |
| View Full Details | View Hays Salary Guide | View Levels.fyi Tech Pay Data |
It depends on your priorities. Hays Salary Guide and Levels.fyi Tech Pay Data are closely matched on the attributes we track.
Both are Compensation and Benchmarking tools. See the full comparison table below for pricing, deployment, and feature differences.
Both use free pricing — check each vendor's site for current rates.