Explore Astron Solutions’ Consulting Services & Solutions

Astron Solutions provides a variety of services and solutions to organizations in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.

For over 25 years, Astron Solutions has offered superior human resources (HR) consulting services and talent management software solutions to for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

With the right tools and expert guidance, we help our clients:

  • Achieve long-term strategic goals
  • Boost employee engagement, performance, and retention
  • Adapt to organizational changes
  • Solve day-to-day administrative challenges
  • Reduce the time, energy, and budget needed to manage HR

Here’s a quick look at what we offer.

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HR Consulting Services

When you partner with us, our expert consultants get to know your organization and its unique needs. Then, we offer tailored guidance and solutions to help you accomplish your compensation and HR management goals.

We support our clients through the following services:


Total Rewards Compensation Consulting

Total rewards compensation takes into account all of your organization’s benefits and perks, allowing you to offer robust employee compensation packages. Discover how Astron Solutions’ approach to total rewards compensation design can help you attract and retain more employees while on a budget. 

Compensation Redesign 

Build your compensation strategy from the ground up or refine your current practices to align with your organizational objectives.

Incentive Compensation Consulting 

Self-funded compensation incentives encourage your team to do more. Learn how to create an incentives plan that motivates employees and pays for itself.

Pay Equity Analysis 

Pay equity problems can occur for a number of reasons, and when left unchecked, can cause employee dissatisfaction or even liability issues. Identify and rectify pay equity issues with the expert help of Team Astron.

Market Analysis and Benchmarking

Set competitive, data-backed compensation packages with market analysis and benchmarking services. With our professional expertise, we will assess your specific market using reputable, timely data.

Executive Compensation Consulting

Retain high-value leadership by designing competitive, legally compliant executive compensation packages. We’ll help you navigate legal considerations while designing a compensation strategy that attracts top talent.

Custom Total Compensation Surveys 

Get confidential, always-compliant, tailored compensation surveys that pinpoint your team’s needs. From survey creation to implementation to final reports, Astron Solutions will handle every step of the process for you.

Other Consulting Services

  • Performance management assistance
  • Career progression program creation
  • Employee recruitment and retention support
  • Custom employee survey development and execution
Jennifer C. Loftus and Michael F. Maciekowich sitting around a table

HR Consulting The Astron Solutions Compensation Consulting Approach

At Astron Solutions, our focus is on designing and implementing programs that address the two most pressing concerns in human resources: rising costs and retaining qualified staff. 

To help organizations of all sizes and budgets overcome these challenges, we offer a unique one-price consulting model—just one set price per project that includes all fees and expenses, no hourly or daily charges. 

Astron provides compensation consulting services equivalent to those provided by large consulting firms, at a cost similar to that charged by small independent consultants.

Talent Management Software Solutions

Our Flare® Talent Management Suite includes a variety of user-friendly, cloud-based modules that increase your day-to-day workforce administration quality and efficiency.

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Specifically, Flare® can help you with:

  • Job descriptions. Create, edit, and keep online job descriptions up-to-date.
  • Performance management. Save time, improve accuracy, and eliminate frustration by taking your organization’s performance reviews online.
  • Pay for performance. Manage your merit increase budget and determine merit-based pay increases efficiently, incorporating factors like position in range and performance appraisal score.
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Hear from Astron Solutions Customers Across the Country

“I value the compensation insight, direction, and feedback that Jennifer gives me and my team. She is very professional and very service-oriented. [The Astron Team was] very professional and prompt. [The information they provided was] easy to understand and very thorough.”
Christine SadipeCBP, CCP, Compensation & Benefits Manager, Golden State Water Company, San Dimas, CA
“I have greatly appreciated the depth of Astron Solutions’ knowledge and involvement in the design and updating of our executive and staff base and incentive compensation systems, with particular respect to their expertise and insights in designing programs that reflect the mission of our organization. They have shown to be responsive and flexible in working with our staff at all levels.”
Emma DevitoPresident and Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Village Care, New York, NY
"The impact of having a clearer compensation structure is crucial to attracting and retaining top talent. In just 2 years of working with Astron, we have been able to have a uniform approach and strategy to our pay ranges, and our ranges are now competitive within the 50th percentile of the market. We are actively chipping away at internal compression by ensuring employees are moving appropriately through their range based on their experience. Astron is easy to work with and listens to our challenges, and we came up with a plan. I am happy where we are and look forward to our continued relationship."
Rhashonda WilliamsSuperintendent of Human Resources, Rockford Park District, Rockford, IL
"Jennifer Loftus exemplifies what it means to truly invest in the growth of the Total Rewards profession. I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Jennifer through our shared involvement with WorldatWork, and her passion for elevating our community is unmistakable. Beyond her consulting work at Astron Solutions, Jennifer has been a steady and influential force in the broader Total Rewards field. From her service on the WorldatWork Affiliate Advisory Council to her constant willingness to share insights and support peers, her energy and deep expertise make her not only an industry leader, but also a mentor and trusted partner to so many of us in the Total Rewards space."
Rene VelazquezGlobal Compensation Director, Gates Corporation, Denver, CO
“We have been using Astron Solutions for several years now. The partnership is extremely valuable to our organization as we continue to experience rapid growth. The team at Astron really understands our organization and our industry and provides crucial data each year for us to be able to make meaningful decisions for our organization. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Astron in the coming years. As a non-profit, it’s very important to us to work with an organization that understands what we do and where we’re going. The annual project is cost-effective, efficient, and provides exactly the type of information we need to make important financial decisions.”
Luke BlankenshipVice President, DePelchin Children’s Center, Houston, TX

Contact Us for More Information on Improving HR at Your Organization

Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or to seek a bit of HR advice. We’re always happy to offer more detail on how we can help your organization with its specific needs.

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HR and Compensation Consulting FAQ

Compensation consultants analyze organizations’ compensation practices, including policies related to salaries, overtime, benefits, and other forms of direct and indirect compensation. Through this analysis, compensation consultants can help identify pay inequities, solidify compensation structures, and provide insight into broader market trends through compensation surveys. 

Total rewards compensation is an approach to compensation that includes both direct and indirect forms of compensation. Direct forms of compensation include salaries, overtime pay, bonuses, and other methods of cash payment. Indirect compensation includes benefits such as paid time off, health care coverage, wellness programs, and a positive work environment. 

A total rewards compensation strategy provides perks that make employees feel more fulfilled and appreciated, even if your business or nonprofit has limited resources.

Yes! All types of organizations can benefit from a dedicated human resources team. HR is a cost-saving department that helps both businesses and nonprofits maintain legal compliance and support employees. 

When a compensation consultant partners with your business or nonprofit, they will provide their extensive expertise on pay practices in your sector and location. As such, they can offer an external perspective on your pay practices and help you adjust your compensation strategy to ensure that it is competitive without straining your resources.