A report by the technology and culture magazine, Input, shows that the salaries of employees are different depending on where they are located.
Input was able to see the information from the salary range dashboard. According to the publication, the dashboard is used by employees to see what their colleagues are being paid in the company.
The internal salary database was launched a few months ago to make sure pay transparency, according to a spokesman for the company.
Legal counsel directors in New York can make as much as $338,000 more than their counterparts in the U.K., according to a report. A data specialist in the U.K. made a maximum of $51,000 more than the same position inGhana.
A person from the company told Fortune that they evaluate compensation in each market where their employees are based to make sure they are paid fairly. Our approach ensures we are competitive against local practices.
The policy of awarding different pay to employees based on their location has been open for a long time.
"We have always had a competitive approach to pay and are proud of the ways we are supporting our employees during this challenging time."
In May 2020, Facebook announced that compensation would be adjusted based on location and cost of living.
The employees spoke to the publication without their knowledge. Staff asked managers about pay disparity at a recent meeting, according to one employee. The report states that they responded defensively.
The employee talked about why the dashboard was created.
The employee said that the company released the salary dashboard with the caveat that they were doing so for transparency, but with no intention of changing the huge pay discrepancy.
The employee said that the difference was not based on cost of living but on average salaries in each area.