JobGrades&SalaryRangesCompa-ratios(CR)acompa-ratio(comparativeratio)isameasureoftheextentwhichtheaveragesalariesinagradedeviatefromthetargetsalary.itisusedtocompareactualaverageswiththetargetsalarytoindicatetheextentwhichsalarylevelsarehighorlow.theformulaforcalculatingacompa-ratiois:Averageofallsalariesinthegrade---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x100Midpointofthesalaryrangeacompa-ratioof100indicatesthattheaveragesalaryisalignedtothemidpointofthesalarygradeandnocorrectivestepsneedtobetaken.Compa-ratios(CR)acompa-ratioof80wouldindicateaneedtoinvestigatewhyaveragesalarieswerelowandpossiblynolongercompetitive.acompa-ratioof120wouldsuggesteithertherewerealotoflong-servicestaff