Using data from Glassdoor, we find sizable gender gaps in the United States within occupations and employers in the magnitude (21%) and incidence (6.3 percentage points) of performance pay. These substantial gender gaps contribute to persistent disparities in total income, are directly related...

Using data from the online platform Glassdoor, we provide evidence that performance pay tracks an employee's role within the firm, exacerbates income inequality, and varies more than base pay across time, especially for job transitions. Employees in occupations requiring more interpersonal...

Using data from Glassdoor, we show that firms transmit productivity shocks to workers through performance pay. Performance pay responds more than base to industry shocks, falling (rising) 17% in Finance (Information Technology) after the recent financial crisis. At the regional level,...