Confidential pay matching for both sides

Two numbers.
One honest match.

The employer sets a private band.* The candidate names a private range. SalarySafe reveals only whether they align, never the figures. No anchoring, no lowballing, no one goes first.

Free for up to 3 roles. Always free for candidates. No card needed. * Where local law requires companies to publish a pay range, SalarySafe discloses exactly what the law requires and keeps everything else private, applying each location's disclosure rules for you with a full audit trail.
Employer
Confidential band
to
Candidate
Private range
WITHIN RANGE
The numbers stay sealed. Only the match crosses.
Built for teams like
Northwind Labs
Meridian Tech
Ascent Capital
Foundry Studio
Pinnacle Ventures
Vantage Group
Kestrel Data

Most hiring opens with a negotiation. A flinch, a guess, a lowball. SalarySafe opens with a match. No one anchored. No one undercut.

How it works

Four steps. No one goes first.

Both sides submit privately. SalarySafe checks for alignment and tells each side the result: a direction, never a figure.

1
Employer

Capture the role and benefits

The employer logs the role and the benefits it includes, captured up front so candidates can weigh them and the employer sees where they land, kept separate from the salary match.

2
Employer

Set the band, benchmarked

A confidential minimum, target, and maximum, informed by your internal pay data and market benchmarks, and designed to connect to your HRIS. Candidates never see the figure.

3
Candidate

Invite candidates to match

Each candidate gets a private, secure link and shares their own range. Nothing is posted publicly, and their figures stay hidden from the employer.

4
Both sides

Reveal the match

Both sides see the result, a clear answer and never a number. The candidate hears back honestly on pay, whether they align or not.

* Where local law requires companies to publish a pay range, SalarySafe applies each location's disclosure rules for you and discloses only what the law requires, with a full audit trail.

A look at both sides

One match. Two private views.

The employer and the candidate each see only whether they align, never the other's number.

Employer view What the company sees
app.salarysafe.ai
NW
Northwind (example)
Reviewing a candidate
Candidate Alex Morgan
Salary alignment In your band
Benefit alignment All met
Within range

Their range sits within your band. Their exact number is never shown to you.

Candidate view What the candidate sees
salarysafe.ai · private link
AM
Alex Morgan
Your confidential match
Role Senior Product Manager
Minimum I would accept Private
Target salary Private
You are within range

Your expectations align with this role. Your number was never shared with the employer.

Built on trust

Salary data is only ever used to match.

Every decision in SalarySafe is designed to protect both sides.

Private on both sides

The employer learns only whether a candidate falls within range, never the figure itself. A no-match reveals nothing about how far apart the two sides were. Numbers stay sealed and are used only to produce the alignment signal.

Aligned up front

A match means the two ranges already overlap, so there is nothing to settle before you even speak. When either side reaches out, the conversation is about the role and the work, not an awkward opening question about money.

A rule, not a guess

Every match is a deterministic rule you can inspect, not a model's opinion. No AI decides who fits. The same inputs always give the same answer, and every decision is logged so you can trace exactly why it came out that way.

Deterministic matching Fully auditable No AI makes the call
Features

Everything you need to hire without the guesswork.

Built for in-house recruiters and hiring managers who want to move faster and fairer.

Confidential salary alignment

Both sides submit privately. You learn only whether they are within range. The candidate's exact number is never shared with you.

A clear yes or no

You see whether each candidate is within range. A straight, directional answer, never a figure, and no guesswork to slow you down.

Internal pay equity

Bands are benchmarked against your internal pay data, keeping offers fair to the team you already have and never identifiable.

Market benchmarking

They're benchmarked against external market data by level and location, so your band tracks the real market, not a guess.

Location-aware compliance

We surface the local disclosure rules for each role; final compliance stays your call. You remain responsible for compliance; SalarySafe is a tool, not legal advice.

Benefit preferences

Candidates rate each benefit as very, somewhat, or not important. Preferences are shown to the employer as a separate signal, never scored into the salary match.

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing.

Start free and scale when you need to. Candidates pay nothing, ever.

Free
$0
forever, no card needed
  • 3 active roles
  • 10 candidates per role
  • Directional alignment result
  • All five email templates
  • Full candidate dashboard
Most popular
Premium
$349
per month, cancel any time
  • Unlimited active roles
  • Unlimited candidates
  • Priority matching
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Custom email branding
  • ATS integrations
  • Priority support
No card needed for trial
Candidates are always free. They pay nothing, create no account, and are never marketed to. Regardless of which plan you are on.
About SalarySafe

We built this because the salary conversation is broken.

Candidates anchor too low because they go first. Employers lose great hires because they won't move. Both sides waste weeks on interviews that end at offer stage. We set out to fix the moment that causes all of it.

The problem we are solving

Too many job offers fall apart over salary misalignment, a problem that could have been caught in minutes. Instead it surfaces after weeks of interviews, reference calls, and legal reviews. Wasted time on both sides, and everyone is back at square one.

SalarySafe runs the alignment check at the very start, before the first call, before the first interview. Both parties know if it is worth their time. The conversation still happens; it just does not blindside anyone.

Why confidentiality matters

The reason salary conversations are awkward is that one party always has to go first and expose their position. Candidates who share their number first get anchored. Employers who share their budget lose negotiating room.

SalarySafe removes who goes first. Both parties submit privately and independently. The only output is whether the ranges overlap, described as a direction, not a number. The actual conversation happens naturally from there.

Offices in London and New York

SalarySafe Inc. is a London and New York team, founded in 2025. We handle candidate data in line with GDPR and CCPA principles. Candidate salary data is never sold or used for anything other than generating the alignment signal. The limited service providers who help run SalarySafe are covered in our Privacy Policy.

Designed to meet GDPR
Designed to meet CCPA
SOC 2 Type I underway
No data sold, ever
What we believe

Fair pay shouldn't come down to who has the most leverage. It should come down to fit.

FAQ

Common questions.

The employer sees the candidate's name and alignment label, and can reach out directly to start a conversation. Salary details come up naturally from there, just like a normal hiring conversation, but without the cold-open of "what are you expecting?" because you already know the ranges are compatible.

The employer sees a no-match with a directional reason, so they can move on. The candidate's exact figure is never revealed, and neither is how far apart the two ranges were.

Yes, always. Candidates pay nothing, create no account, and are never marketed to. They receive a secure link, complete a short form, and get one email with their result. That is it.

We check whether the employer's band and the candidate's range overlap and return a directional signal, within range, partial, or no match. Benefits are shown as context, not folded into a score.

Yes. All five templates are fully editable with live preview. Required variables are protected so nothing breaks. Custom email branding is available on the Premium plan.

Some regions require a salary range up front. SalarySafe flags where that applies and discloses only the required range, keeping everything else private. You stay responsible for final compliance.

Know you align
before the first call.

Free for up to 3 roles. Always free for candidates. No card needed.

Always free for candidates too.