Workday Compensation Certification

The Workday Compensation certification validates expertise in designing, configuring, and managing compensation plans within the Workday HCM platform. It covers compensation grades, pay ranges, compensation packages, salary plans, allowance plans, and merit and bonus processes. This certification is essential for Workday consultants and HR professionals responsible for implementing and maintaining an organisation's total rewards strategy in Workday.

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What is the Workday Compensation Certification?

Who Should Take This Course?

Workday HCM Consultants specialising in total rewards
Compensation Managers overseeing Workday pay programs
HRIS Analysts configuring compensation plans
HR Business Partners managing salary reviews
Workday-certified HCM Core professionals seeking specialisation
Rewards and Benefits specialists transitioning to Workday
Implementation consultants on Workday Compensation workstreams

What You Will Learn in the WD-COMP Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Compensation Foundation and Architecture

Understand the Workday compensation framework and configuration objects.

Compensation grades, grade profiles, and pay ranges
Compensation packages and compensation plans overview
Salary, hourly, and unit-based plan types
Compensation basis and eligibility rules

Salary and Allowance Plans

Configure salary plans and allowance plans for different worker types.

Creating and assigning salary plans
Configuring allowance plans for housing, travel, and more
Currency and localisation considerations
Step progression and increment-based pay

Bonus and Merit Plans

Design and execute merit and bonus compensation processes.

Merit plan configuration and proration rules
Bonus plan targets, payout formulas, and schedules
Performance ratings integration with merit increases
Compensation review cycle setup and worksheets

Compensation Review Process

Manage the end-to-end compensation review and planning cycle.

Annual compensation review business process
Manager and HR worksheet configuration
Budget allocation and compensation pools
Approval routing and compensation change events

Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plans

Configure equity and long-term incentive compensation in Workday.

Stock vesting schedules and grant types
Long-term incentive plan configuration
Participant eligibility and award assignment
Reporting on equity and total compensation

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

Workday HCM Core certification or equivalent training
Understanding of HR compensation concepts and total rewards
Familiarity with Workday business process framework
Workday partner or customer affiliation required for certification

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the WD-COMP certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	Workday Compensation
Exam Code	WD-COMP
Exam Type	Multiple Choice and Scenario-based
Total Questions	70
Passing Score	70%
Exam Duration	90 minutes
Language	English
Exam Provider	Workday Education (Workday Community Portal)
Exam Focus	Compensation plan configuration, merit and bonus processes, and compensation review cycles
Exam Registration	Schedule via Workday Community at community.workday.com/certifications
Retake Policy	Workday retake policies apply; contact Workday Education for specifics
Certification Validity	Annual recertification required with each major Workday release