Marcus Hartwell
Senior Compensation Analyst
10 years of industry experience
Marcus Hartwell builds and maintains the salary models behind WikiCounsellor's global compensation database. He spent six years at Mercer's Global Compensation Practice and three years as an in-house comp analyst at a mid-cap fintech in London, where he ran annual market-pricing exercises across nine countries. Marcus' work focuses on translating raw labour-market data — government BLS releases, ONS earnings surveys, Eurostat structural data, and verified self-reports — into ranges that hold up against real offer letters. He publishes a quarterly methodology note and welcomes data corrections at corrections@wikicounsellor.com.
Articles by Marcus
Global Tech Salary Trends in 2026: Where Compensation is Rising, Falling, and Why
The story of tech salaries in 2026 is not the simple post-bubble decline most headlines suggest. Compensation has bifurcated, and which side of the line a role sits on now matters more than which city it is in.
Published April 28, 2026 • 12 min read
Remote Work Compensation in 2026: How Companies Are Pricing Distributed Talent
Remote-pay policies have settled into three distinct models in 2026. Knowing which model your employer uses — and which the company you are interviewing with uses — is now one of the most consequential pieces of information in the negotiation.
Published April 4, 2026 • 10 min read