Payscale is going after salary freaks with a vengeance and as if to rub salt on some sore wounds, it won the top HR product of the year award for 2006.

Just as restless employee eyeballs are scourging the internet for better pay packages and greener pastures around, employers are ‘known’ to be looking for ways to keep themselves competitive in the package arena by not only meeting the industry standards but also offering ‘french’ compendiums (mostly enmasse through things like say, discounts on their products or free food ) that help them stand apart.

Payscale promises to take the game to the next mini-step by providing extra attention to minutae such as certifications for software engineers (like they matter), fill-ins for employee names and Employer’s product besides a nifty column, section for intangible perks such as …

• Paid Holidays / Vacation
• Education/Training/Tuition/Certification Reimbursement
• Paid Sick Leave
• Day Care
• 401(k)
• Gym / Health Club / Fitness Membership
• Life Insurance/Disability
• Free Drinks/Coke/Juice/Water
• Malpractice / Liability Insurance
• Laptop / Notebook Computer
• Stock Options
• Internet Access (DSL/ISDN/Cable…)
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Cell Phone
• Company Car / Automobile
• Casual Dress/Atmosphere
• Corporate Plane/Jet
• Flex-Time / Flexible Schedule
• Room and Board
• Telecommute/Work from Home
• 401(a)

As great as it looks, it does not end there. Once it pulls up your percentile chart and median numbers in a jiffe, payscale offers you two unique options that other websites are yet to match. It lets you compare your package with the median figures of your university alumni as well as with people who hold a similar job title and degree as yours. Now that’s taking the peeping booth to the next well !