Oyster Salary Insights
Oyster — The world is your Oyster
Oyster is a B Corp–certified Employer of Record and global payroll/HR platform that helps companies hire, pay, and care for employees and contractors in 180+ countries. The SaaS platform streamlines compliant hiring, payroll, and localized benefits, offers integrations with HRIS/ATS/accounting tools, and provides expert guidance. Oyster aligns with GDPR, has a SOC 2 Type II report, and is hosted on AWS.
Security & Compliance
Security and privacy are top priorities.
Security Features
Certifications
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
Data & Hosting
Data residency
European Union
Hosting
Company-wide: SOC 2 and security monitoring. IP protection through country-specific IP and confidentiality frameworks.
Retention & deletion
Oyster processes personal data for as long as needed to provide its services. After the agreement ends, Oyster may retain data for the purposes set out in its data processing addendum or as required by law. Data that is no longer needed is deleted or anonymized, subject to other disclosures and applicable data protection law. Customers may request earlier deletion of customer data, subject to legal retention obligations.
Committed to supporting fair and compliant compensation across markets.
Feature Scope
- Global salary coverage across 130+ countries and all job levels in a single platform; base salary benchmarks only (no bonuses/variable pay). • Oyster Pay Bands: recommended salary ranges tailored for distributed teams to promote fairness across borders. • Automated Job Matching: suggests closest-matching job titles to streamline searches when exact titles aren’t found. • Guidance on statutory, average, and best-in-class compensation per location to aid consistent package design. • “Powered by Oyster Intelligence” data approach combining proprietary and market data. • Benefits/equity context surfaced alongside salary to make quick, informed compensation decisions. • Availability note: for full-time employee benchmarking only; can be used independently of hiring with Oyster. Security/Compliance context (company-level): SOC 2 compliance and security monitoring; IP protection and tailored country-specific IP/CIPA agreements via Oyster’s legal frameworks. Integrations (platform-level): 20+ free integrations and API/Zapier for HRIS/ATS/ERP/expense tools (e.g., Workable, Ashby, Personio, ADP Workforce Now, TriNet, Humaans, Lucca, Concur, Carta, Slack via Zapier), enabling automated data flows across the HR stack. (Salary Insights pages: https://www.oysterhr.com/salary-insights-tool?, https://www.oysterhr.com/global-employment-tools/salary-insights?; Security/Integrations/API context: https://www.oysterhr.com/compare, https://www.oysterhr.com/integrations, https://www.oysterhr.com/developer-api)
Pricing hints: The Salary Insights tool is presented as self-serve with “Sign up for free/Explore for free,” and can be used without hiring through Oyster. (Avoid confusing with Oyster’s separate EOR/Contractor/Payroll pricing.) (https://www.oysterhr.com/salary-insights-tool?, https://www.oysterhr.com/global-employment-tools/salary-insights?)
Security hints: Company-level posture: SOC 2 compliance and data/breach monitoring; IP protection via country-tailored IP assignment/confidentiality agreements.
Compliance hints: Positioned to help you remain compliant and fair across markets; no specific regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR/ISO 27001) are named on the Salary Insights pages. SOC 2 mentioned at company level. (https://www.oysterhr.com/salary-insights-tool?, https://www.oysterhr.com/compare)
Implementation hints: Self-serve, instant access via sign-up; no requirement to be an Oyster hiring customer; no migration or implementation timeline noted. (https://www.oysterhr.com/salary-insights-tool?, https://www.oysterhr.com/global-employment-tools/salary-insights?)
Support hints: Help Center and contact emails (hello@sales@), plus option to book a demo. Oyster’s global team spans 62+ countries with transparent support SLAs and access to local HR/legal experts (company-level). (https://www.oysterhr.com/salary-insights-tool?, https://www.oysterhr.com/compare)
Integration hints: Integrations are offered at the Oyster platform level: 20+ free integrations, API and Zapier connecting to HRIS/ATS/ERP/Expense/Security tools. Examples: Workable, Ashby, Personio, ADP Workforce Now, TriNet, Humaans, Lucca, Concur, Carta, Slack. (https://www.oysterhr.com/integrations, https://www.oysterhr.com/developer-api)
Features at a Glance
Compensation
- Salary bands
Compliance
- SOC 2
- GDPR
- DPA available
Security & IT
- MFA
Pricing Model
On request
Annual subscription: $3,500 per year. Free trial: 3 days.
Implementation
Self-service, available immediately after registration; can be used independently of EOR/payroll; no migration or IT resources required.
Support
Email (hello@, sales@) · Help Center/Knowledge Base · Demo/Contact Sales
Time zones: Global (team in 62+ countries)
Help Center, email support, and demos available. Global team in 62+ countries; company-wide transparent support SLAs and access to local HR and legal experts.
Integrations
Zapier
OtherPlatform-wide; enables no-code integrations, including Slack; not specifically for Salary Insights.
Workable
ATSPlatform-Wide Integration Example
Ashby
ATSPlatform-Wide Integration Example
Carta
OtherEquity Management; Platform-Wide Integration Example
Slack (via Zapier)
OtherAbout Zapier; across the platform
Lucca
HRISPlatform-Wide Integration Example
ADP Workforce Now
PayrollPlatform-wide integration example
Humaans
HRISPlatform-Wide Integration Example
Concur
OtherExpense/ERP; Platform-Wide Integration Example
TriNet
PayrollPlatform-wide integration example
Oyster Developer API
APIPlatform-wide API for automation.
Personio
HRISPlatform-Wide Integration Example