Calculate and interpret compa-ratio using range midpoint and context.
Eli earns $132,000. The Senior Engineer salary range is $120,000-$180,000 with a $150,000 midpoint. His manager wants to move him to midpoint immediately because his compa-ratio is below 1.00. Compa-ratio = employee pay divided by salary range midpoint; interpret the ratio with role tenure, performance, equity, scarcity, and policy context. The shortcut is treating midpoint as a universal promise. That turns a range-management tool into an automatic raise trigger and can burn budget before the real equity risks are known. Calculate $132,000 / $150,000 = 0.88 compa-ratio. The number says Eli is 12 percent below midpoint, not why he is…
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