Salary bands are defined pay ranges for each combination of role and level (e.g., Senior Software Engineer Level 4: $150K-$200K base). Also called pay bands, compensation bands, or salary ranges. Bands are used to make hiring and promotion decisions systematically rather than negotiating each comp decision from scratch, prevent pay inequity by ensuring similar roles have similar pay regardless of negotiation skill, and provide transparent comp guidance to managers and employees about pay expectations and career progression. Bands are typically structured as a matrix of roles (engineering, sales, marketing, etc.) cross-tabulated with levels (IC1, IC2, IC3... Director, VP, etc.) and refreshed annually based on market data. It is ...