The contribution of AI to total rewards: what your organization needs to know before scaling

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how HR functions deliver value, from compensation modelling and benefits personalization to workforce planning and reward design. Yet adoption is uneven. With regulatory scrutiny tightening and workforce expectations shifting, organizations face mounting pressure to integrate AI responsibly, without compromising data privacy, fairness or trust. The question is no longer whether to adopt AI in total rewards, but how to do it well. 

Drawing on the 16th edition of Normandin Beaudry's Remun-R study and the 2025 Salary Increase Survey, this executive brief offers the benchmarks, frameworks and insights needed to move from experimentation to strategic integration. It examines where AI is delivering measurable value across total rewards, where adoption is stalling, and what separates mature adopters from organizations still defining their approach. 

Inside the executive brief: 

• Why 87% of organizations remain in the early stages of AI maturity, and what the 13% are doing differently 
• How AI is transforming benefits administration, flexible spending account design and personalized pension management 
• The role of data privacy as the single biggest barrier to AI integration in HR, cited by 57% of organizations 
• How AI-mature organizations are 14 percentage points more likely to offer flexible spending accounts (59% vs 45%) 
• Practical frameworks for benchmarking, process automation and building a future-ready rewards strategy 

Download the executive brief now to benchmark your organization against the latest data and build a responsible, results-driven AI strategy for total rewards.