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By Matthew Zane - Oct. 23, 2023
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Zippia Company Profile FAQ

  1. Where does Zippia get its company information?

    Zippia gets company information from employee self-reporting, public and open data sources on the internet, and proprietary data licensed from other companies. Data sources include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, H1B filings, public websites on the internet, and other public and private datasets.

    If a company contacts Zippia with a verified email address, we may integrate the information they provide and/or approve to their company page.

  2. Can I edit the information on a company profile?

    Yes, it is possible to edit the information on a company profile if you claim the profile with a verified email address that matches the company you’re claiming. After claiming the profile, you’ll be able to edit key factual information about the company. Once it goes through an internal verification process, the updates will take effect.

  3. How does Zippia generate salary estimates for a company?

    To create our salary estimates, Zippia starts with data published in publicly available sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and other internet-based data sets. The data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job posting, company, location, and/or job title.

  4. Can I turn off salary estimates on my company page?

    No, salary estimates cannot be turned off on company pages.

  5. How reliable are company salary estimates?

    Because our data comes from a variety of sources, the more frequently the company appears, the more accurate the salary estimate. That means that larger company estimates will be more accurate and reliable than salary estimates for smaller companies.

  6. As an employer, what can I do about inaccurate salary estimates?

    Our salary estimates are based on publicly available information, and to maintain transparency and accuracy, we cannot remove salary estimates. However, if you believe your salary estimates to be inaccurate, you can contact support@zippia.com with detailed information on accurate salaries, and our team will review and look into improving the model with the provided data.

  7. How often are company salary estimates updated?

    Company salary estimates are updated monthly.

Company Reviews on Zippia FAQ

  1. What guidelines does Zippia use for approving company reviews?

    Company reviews on Zippia must be:

    • Honest

    • Based on first-hand, personal experience

    • Original (not quoted from other sources)

    • Limited to one review per employer, per year

  2. Why won’t Zippia publish my company review?

    Zippia reserves the right not to post reviews that contain:

    • Profanities, threats of violence, or discriminatory language

    • Identifiable individuals, with the exception of high-level executives

    • Content relating to any individuals that does not pertain to workplace performance or behavior

    • Contact information of the reviewer or any employees of the company

    • Irrelevant information, i.e., gibberish, advertisements, etc.

    • Incomprehensible grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation

    • Allegations of illegal activity

    • Confidential, non-public internal company information, e.g., budgets, customer lists, financial data, source codes, etc.

Zippia’s Best Companies to Work for FAQ

  1. How are Zippia’s “Best Companies to Work For” chosen?

    Zippia uses data from the BLS and our own proprietary collection of company data. Data is standardized and scored so that we can make comparisons.

    The three major metrics we use include Salary/Pay, Company Financial Health, and Diversity. The latter two metrics are found by reviewing minor characteristics.

    In total, the factors we use to compare companies include:

    • Salary/Pay (no minor characteristics)

    • Company Financial Health

      • Revenue per employee

      • Years in business

    • Diversity

      • Race/ethnicity breakdown

      • Gender breakdown

      • Educational breakdown

    Minor characteristics are calculated and rolled into one major characteristic score. Each major characteristic score is given equal weight, averaging out to an overall score for a company.

    Finally, we rank each company in a given city or state (depending on the list) and compare each company to other companies in that location.

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