Everything about how we collect, protect, and present salary data — openly explained.
PK Salary Compass is built on crowdsourced salary data — the same model used by Glassdoor and Levels.fyi globally. Individual submissions don't need to be verified because the patterns across hundreds of submissions are what matters.
When 50 software engineers in Karachi independently report similar salaries, that pattern is statistically meaningful — even if any single number could be slightly off. Outliers are caught by our confidence scoring and flagging systems, leaving you with data you can actually use to negotiate.
No human reviewer reads your submission. No one stores your name or email. The process is designed so that we couldn't identify you even if we wanted to.
These rules exist to protect the community, not to police you.
Be honest
Submit your actual current or most recent salary. Inflated or deflated numbers hurt the community you're part of.
Be specific
Select the most accurate job title and industry. Vague entries are less useful to others searching for their exact role.
One submission per role
Don't submit the same job multiple times. If your salary changes or you move to a new role, submit a fresh entry instead.
No fake data
Intentionally false submissions hurt everyone — including you. Our statistical systems detect and remove outliers automatically.
Respect privacy
Never include identifying information about yourself or colleagues. The platform is built on anonymity — protect it.
Four layers of protection work together to keep the data you see accurate.
Automatic outlier detection
Salaries outside realistic ranges for a given role are automatically flagged and withheld from public view until reviewed.
Rate limiting
A maximum of 3 submissions per IP per day prevents coordinated spam. Bots are filtered by a honeypot field invisible to real users.
Statistical confidence scoring
Every search result shows a confidence badge — High, Medium, or Low — based on how tightly submissions cluster around the median.
Community flagging
Every salary card has a Report button. When something looks suspicious, the community can flag it for review instantly.
There is a simple reason companies prefer you don't know what your colleagues earn: information asymmetry is profitable. When you don't know the market rate, you're more likely to accept a low offer or stay in a role that underpays you.
Glassdoor and Levels.fyi faced the same pushback when they launched in Western markets. Companies called their data "inaccurate," "misleading," and "harmful to business." Today, those platforms have hundreds of millions of users and are considered essential tools for anyone navigating their career.
The pattern repeats every time salary transparency expands: companies resist, workers benefit. Pakistani professionals deserve the same advantage their counterparts in other markets already have.
These aren't policies — they're the design principles the platform is built on.
We never collect your name or email address.
We never sell individual salary data to third parties.
We never share data that could identify a specific person.
The aggregate data is always free to browse — no account, no paywall.
When you verify with a work email, only your company domain (e.g. systemslimited.com) is saved — your full email address is never stored or logged.
Everything you need to know about how PK Salary Compass works.