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The ECG Management Consultants alternative

The ECG Management Consultants alternative — without the enterprise price tag.

If you need market-pay benchmarks self-serve — with real take-home and cost-of-living math across every state and metro — you should not have to commission a consulting project to get them. WageBench gives you exportable benchmarks today; ECG remains the choice when you need custom analysis and strategy advisory.

6 / 8
head-to-head rounds to WageBench
$2
WageBench price
2
rounds we call even or theirs
Self-serve
no sales call, no demo gate

Who ECG Management Consultants is: Healthcare compensation and strategy consulting — custom analyses delivered through a consulting engagement.

Transparent pricing

One published price. No quote-gate.

WageBenchPublished
$2,999/yr, self-serve
Everything bundled, self-serve, on this page — sign up and start in minutes.
ECG Management Consultants
Consulting engagement
Healthcare compensation and strategy consulting — custom analyses delivered through a consulting engagement.
Head to head

WageBench wins 6 of 8 rounds

A green check is a round we win outright. We mark them honestly — no manufactured wins.

 
WageBench
ECG Management Consultants
Price
$2,999/yr, self-serve
Consulting engagement
Delivery
Self-serve app — sign up and query
Consulting engagement
Real take-home modeling
Real take-home: tax + cost-of-living modeled
Not modeled
Cost-of-living adjustment
Cost-of-living adjustment built in
Not modeled
Coverage
Every U.S. state + metro
Engagement scope
Travel + perm
Travel + permanent pay side by side
Permanent comp focus
RVU / productivity
Market pay only — no RVU/productivity
Productivity analysis on request
Data source
BLS OEWS (public, transparent methodology)
Proprietary analysis
An honest take

We're not for everyone

ECG Management Consultants is the better pick if you need:

  • Consulting depth and strategy advisory beyond a data product.
  • Custom analyses scoped to your organization's specific questions.
  • Hands-on guidance through compensation-design decisions.

Bottom line: WageBench for self-serve, exportable market-pay benchmarks at a transparent price; ECG for a consulting engagement with custom analysis and compensation-strategy depth.

Switch from ECG Management Consultants in minutes.

No demo gate, no quote, no sales cycle. $2,999/yr, self-serve — see for yourself.

Comparison based on publicly available information and each product's published materials as of 2026; ECG Management Consultants is a trademark of its owner and is not affiliated with WageBench. Figures for ECG Management Consultants reflect commonly-reported ranges where pricing is not public.