The Levels section of Job Architecture is where you define your job level framework — the combination of career paths, grades, and individual levels that structure how roles are ranked and compensated. Navigate there via Job Architecture → Levels.
The section has two views: List and Level Mapping.
The List View
The List view shows all job levels as rows. Each row displays the level's Name, Code (as a coloured badge), Career Path, Grade, Salary Range, Benchmark P50, Positions count, Status, and Median Salary.
Display Properties
Click the display properties icon to customise visible columns. Available fields include: Name, Code, Path, Grade, Salary Range, Benchmark P50, Positions, Status, Median Salary, Median Salary (M), Median Salary (F), Average Salary, Average Salary (M), Average Salary (F), and Gender Pay Gap.
Creating a job level
Click + New Job Level to open the creation dialog. Fill in the following fields:
Career Path (required) — the path this level belongs to (e.g. IC for Individual Contributor, M for Manager).
Grade (required) — the grade number this level maps to (e.g. Grade 1).
Level Name (required) — the display name of the level (e.g. "Senior Engineer").
Level Code (required) — a short identifier used throughout the platform (e.g. "IC4").
Description — the responsibilities and expectations for this level.
Salary Band (Monthly) — optional minimum and maximum to set the band at creation time.
Click Create Level to save.
The Job Level Record
Click any level to open its record. The record has two tabs and a sidebar.
Overview tab
Description — toggle Edit to write or update the level description.
Salary Band — displays the monthly band range for this level. Click Edit to configure or adjust it. If no band is set, the section prompts you to click edit to configure one. You can also maintain Salary Bands in Grades or Positions.
Position Evaluation — shows the evaluation score range for positions at this level (e.g. 63–74 out of 100), with a visual bar indicating where the grade threshold falls. This section populates once positions at this level have been evaluated. Position Evaluation is used, if Positions are evaluated in Evenpay.
Market Benchmark — shows external benchmark data for this level if a benchmark mapping has been configured. Click Edit to set up a benchmark comparison.
Custom Fields — any custom fields configured for Job Level records in Settings appear here.
Positions tab
Lists all positions assigned to this level, showing Title, Status, Organisation Unit, Job Family, and Employees count.
Sidebar — Level Details
Shows the level's Name, Code, Grade, Career Path, and Status. All fields are editable directly from the sidebar. Key Metrics shows the Positions count and the linked Grade.
The Level Mapping View
The Level Mapping view gives a visual overview of how levels align across career paths and grades. Rows represent grades; columns represent career paths. Each cell shows the level code, name, and employee count at a glance.
Adding a career path
Click the + icon at the top-right of the mapping grid to add a new career path column. Each career path has a Name, a short Code (used to build level codes, e.g. IC → IC1, IC2), and a Color. You can edit these at any time by clicking the path column header.
Adding a grade row
Click + Add new grade row at the bottom of the mapping grid to add a new grade. Grades are numbered automatically and displayed from lowest to highest up the grid.
Adding a level from the mapping view
Click + Add level (top right) or the + icon within any grade/path cell to create a new level directly in context.
Reordering
Use the Drag to reorder control to rearrange grade rows by dragging them into the desired order.
Opening a grade record
Hover over a grade number in the leftmost column and click View grade to open the full Job Grade record for that grade.
The Job Grade Record
Job Grades are the numeric groupings that levels map into. Each grade record has two tabs and a sidebar.
Overview tab
Description — toggle Edit to write a description for the grade.
Salary Band — the monthly salary range for this grade (e.g. €10,000/mo — €14,100/mo), with a calculated Midpoint. Click Edit to adjust. Salary bands set at the grade level can be inherited by levels and positions within the grade.
Position Evaluation — shows the evaluation score range mapped to this grade, with a visual bar and grade threshold indicators.
Sub-Grades — add sub-grades to split a grade into finer rows (e.g. 6.1, 6.2 within Grade 6). Click + Add Sub-Grade to create one.
Custom Fields — any custom fields configured for Job Grade records in Settings appear here.
Levels tab
Lists all job levels that belong to this grade, showing Code, Name, Career Path, Salary Band, and Positions count.
Sidebar — Grade Details
Shows the grade's Name, Status, and — in Key Metrics — the number of Levels, Positions, Grade Number, and the Salary Range.
Generating Salary Bands
Click Generate Grade Bands in the Level Mapping view to open the salary band generation tool. This lets you create or update bands across all grades at once.
Generation methods
Method | How it works |
Auto-detect (recommended) | Uses actual employee salaries where data is available and fills any gaps by interpolating from neighbouring bands. |
Based on existing bands nearby | Interpolates from grades or levels that already have salary bands defined. |
Based on actual employee salaries | Calculates the range directly from current employee compensation data for each grade. |
Calculate from scratch | Builds bands mathematically. Choose either a Base salary (Grade 1) starting point or Fit to salary range to constrain the output to a defined range. |
Advanced Settings
Expand Advanced Settings to fine-tune how bands are calculated:
Band width — the percentage spread of each band around its midpoint.
Grade spacing — the percentage step between the midpoints of consecutive grades.
Progressive spacing — an additional percentage increase applied to grade spacing at higher grades.
Round to nearest — rounds band values to the nearest selected increment (e.g. 100).
Band overlap — controls how much adjacent bands are allowed to overlap (0% = no overlap, 100% = unrestricted).
Sub-grade behavior — determines whether sub-grade bands are locked to the parent grade's range or calculated independently (if you have Sub-grades active).
Preview
Before applying, review the suggested bands in the Preview section. Toggle between Table and Chart views:
Table — shows each grade with its current band, suggested band (editable), spread percentage, and reliability rating (High or Medium). You can adjust the suggested values directly in the table before applying.
Chart — a visual bar chart showing suggested bands (teal) alongside current bands (grey), with a midpoint line and employee dots indicating who is in band (green) versus outside band (red). You can also adjust the salary bands by clicking and dragging
Click Apply Bands to save the suggested bands to all grades at once.