Benefits person for twelve years, finally admitting I do not understand pay ranges

I manage benefits for a hospital system in Ohio with about 9,000 employees: health plans, retirement, leave and the wellbeing programme. I know that world thoroughly.

Our total rewards director wants the benefits and compensation teams to cover for each other, and from next quarter I will be sitting in on market pricing reviews. In twelve years I have never had to explain why a range is the width it is or how a job gets its grade, and I have nodded through more meetings than I would like to admit.

So I am here to learn pay from the beginning. In return, ask me anything about plan design or open enrolment.