Exhibit 10.9

May 26, 2009

Ms. Meredith Hanrahan

1199
Beacon Street # 4

Brookline, MA 02446



|Re: | Separation Agreement and Release
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Dear Meredith,

As you have been notified, your last date of employment with Salary.com, Inc. (Salary.com) will be on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 (the Separation
Date). While we regret the need to take this action, we are pleased to be able to offer you the severance pay and benefits described in this letter (the Letter Agreement). As of the Separation Date, your salary, wages, commissions
or bonuses (if any), vacation accrual and all other benefits and compensation of every kind or nature from Salary.com will cease except as required by federal or state law, or otherwise set forth below. You acknowledge that from and after the
Separation Date, you shall have no authority to represent yourself as an employee or agent of Salary.com, and you agree not to represent yourself in the future as an employee or agent of Salary.com.

1. Vacation Pay. You will be paid for all accrued and unused vacation time through the Separation Date. The vacation pay will be paid to you by
check on the Separation Date.

2. Consideration. In consideration of the promises agreed to by you in this Letter Agreement
(including your promises contained in the General Release of Claims & Covenant Not to Sue section, below), Salary.com will (a) continue to pay your current base salary, less all applicable federal, state or local tax withholding,
F.I.C.A., and any other applicable payroll deductions for a period of 12 weeks (the Salary Continuation Period). Such payments shall be made in installments corresponding to Salary.coms regular pay periods and shall be mailed to
you at the address listed above; (b) provide you with medical and dental benefits as described in the COBRA section below; (c) accelerate the vesting on certain of your outstanding equity grants as set forth in Section 4



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below; and (d) provide you with certain outplacement services as set forth in Section 5 below (collectively referred to as the Severance
Benefits). Salary.coms obligation to pay you the Severance Benefits is subject to and conditioned upon Salary.coms receipt of this Letter Agreement signed by you, the expiration of the seven (7) day revocation period contained
in Section 6, and your adherence to the terms of this Letter Agreement.

3. COBRA. Effective upon the Separation Date, you will
have the opportunity to continue the group medical and dental insurance coverage you currently receive through the medical insurance plan offered by Salary.com to its employees, to the extent that you are so entitled under the federal law known as
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 29 U.S.C. §§1161-1168 (COBRA). If you are eligible under COBRA, a notice to you concerning COBRA rights and obligations will be forwarded to you. If you elect to continue your coverage
pursuant to COBRA, Salary.com will continue to pay the employers portion of your medical and dental insurance premiums during the Salary Continuation Period, under the terms in effect on the Separation Date. If you would like to remain
eligible for COBRA coverage and choose to continue to receive such coverage after the Salary Continuation Period, you will be responsible for notifying the HR department and paying the full insurance premium.

4. Equity Grants. As of the Separation Date, Salary.com will accelerate the vesting of your stock option grants such that any options which were
due to vest during the period from the Separation Date through May 26, 2010 will vest on the Separation Date. You will be entitled to exercise only those stock options that are vested as of the Separation Date, and only in accordance with the
terms and conditions thereof. In addition, Salary.com will accelerate the vesting of your restricted stock awards such that any shares which were due to vest during the period from the Separation Date through May 26, 2010. After the Separation
Date, you acknowledge and agree that you do not have now, and will not in the future have, rights to vest in any other stock options or restricted stock award under any stock incentive plan (of whatever name or kind) that you participated in or were
eligible to participate in during your employment with Salary.com. Information regarding your vested equity grants and related exercise and sale procedures will be provided to you.

5. General Release of Claims & Covenant Not to Sue. In consideration of the Severance Benefits, you, for yourself and your heirs, legal
representatives, beneficiaries, assigns and successors in interest, hereby knowingly and voluntarily release and forever discharge Salary.com, its successors, assigns, parent corporations, affiliates, subsidiaries, and all of their respective past,
present or future shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys and representatives, whether in their individual or official capacities (Company Released Parties), from any and all actions or causes of action, suits,
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controversies, agreements, promises, damages, claims for attorneys fees, costs, interest, punitive damages or reinstatement, judgments and demands
whatsoever, in law or equity, you now have, may have or ever had, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, from the beginning of the world to this date, including, without limitation, any claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act, 29 U.S.C. §621 et seq.;Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.;the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §1000 et seq.; the Americans with
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.; Massachusetts General Laws, Chapters 149, 151B, 214; the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act; the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act; claims for breach of contract or based on tort; and any other statutory,
regulatory or common law causes of action (the Released Claims). You hereby acknowledge and understand that this is a General Release and by signing this Letter Agreement you are giving up your rights to file any claim in any court
and to seek and/or receive any form of compensation arising from your employment or separation from employment.

To the extent permitted by law, you
specifically agree not to commence any legal action in any state or federal court (an Action) against any of the Company Released Parties arising out of or in connection with the Released Claims. To the extent permitted by law, you
expressly agree that if you commence such an Action in violation of this Letter Agreement, you shall indemnify the Company Released Parties for the full and complete costs of defending such an Action and enforcing this Letter Agreement, including
reasonable attorneys fees (whether incurred in a third party action or in an action to enforce this Letter Agreement), court costs, and other related expenses. This Letter Agreement does not act as a waiver or release of any complaints or
charges that you cannot by law waive or release, and does not prohibit you from: (i) challenging, in a court of law or other forum, the validity of this release under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),
(ii) filing a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), or any other state or federal agency, or (iii) participating in
any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC, MCAD or any other federal, state or local governmental agency.

6.
Acknowledgments/ADEA Disclosures. You acknowledge and agree that you understand the meaning of this Letter Agreement and that you freely and voluntarily enter into it and the General Release contained herein. You agree that no fact, evidence,
event, or transaction, whether known or unknown, shall affect in any manner the final and unconditional nature of the agreements and releases set forth herein.

You acknowledge that you have been advised:

(i) that you have twenty-one (21) days to consider this General Release;



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(ii) to consult with an attorney prior to executing it;

(iii) this release does not release any claims that arise after the execution of this release; and

(iv) for a period of
seven (7) days after executing this General Release, you may revoke this General Release by providing written notice of such revocation to Nicholas Camelio, Vice President of Human Resources at the address of Salary.com set forth above and this
General Release shall not become effective or enforceable until such seven-day period has expired.

In the event that you execute this Letter Agreement and
General Release prior to the expiration of the twenty one (21) day period during which you may consider it, you represent and acknowledge that you have done so voluntarily and of your own free will without any coercion or compulsion of any
nature by Salary.com or anyone associated with Salary.com.

7. Non-disparagement/Non-defamation. You agree that you will not make
any disparaging, negative or adverse remarks whatsoever, whether in public or private, concerning Salary.com, including its employees, members of its board of directors, business, products/services, and customers. You further agree not to provide
any non-public information with respect to Salary.com to any third party for any reason.

8. Cooperation. After the Separation
Date you will make yourself available to Salary.com, either by telephone, or if Salary.com believes necessary, in person upon reasonable notice, to assist Salary.com in connection with any matter relating to services performed by you on behalf of
Salary.com prior to the Separation Date. You further agree that you will cooperate fully with Salary.com in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence, or which may be brought or threatened in the future, against or on
behalf of Salary.com, its subsidiaries, directors, shareholders, officers, or employees, including without limitation, the claim set forth on Exhibit A which is incorporated hereto by reference. During the one year period following the
Separation Date, your assistance shall be provided to Salary.com without the requirement for Salary.com to provide you any additional consideration. Your assistance and cooperation shall include, without limitation, your being available to meet
with Salary.com to prepare for any audit, review or proceeding (including depositions, interrogatories or other discovery-related activities), to provide affidavits, to assist with any audit, inspection, proceeding or other review or inquiry, and to
act as a witness in connection with any litigation or other legal proceeding affecting Salary.com.



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You further agree that should you be contacted (directly or indirectly) by any individual or any person representing an
individual or entity that is or may be legally or competitively adverse to Salary.com in connection with any claims or legal proceedings, you will promptly notify the Assistant General Counsel and/or Vice President of HR of the Company of that fact
in writing, but in no event later than 48 hours or immediately if you already have been so contacted. Such notification shall include a reasonable description of the content of the communication with the legally or competitively adverse
individual or entity.

Due to your former status as a Section 16 Officer of Salary.com, your cooperation further includes your timely reporting of any
acquisitions or dispositions of Salary.com securities (including transactions such as gifts) during the one year period following the Separation Date, and providing timely responses to other reasonable requests, such as accurately completing
Directors & Officers Questionnaires, needed to ensure both your and Salary.coms compliance with SEC reporting requirements.

9. Return of Property. All documents, records, materials, software, equipment, and other physical property, and all copies of any of the foregoing that have come into your possession or been produced by you in connection with your
employment have been and remain the sole property of Salary.com. You confirm that you have returned to Salary.com all such items and no salary continuation payments will be paid to you until all such items are returned. You further confirm that you
have returned or deleted any such items or copies thereof that may be stored on your home computer, cellular telephone or any other device or medium. You agree to comply with all Salary.com security policies regarding the return and/or destruction
of all Salary.com items.

10. Confidentiality of Salary.com Information. You reaffirm the existence and validity of, and acknowledge
that you are bound by the terms of the Employee Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Developments Agreement between you and Salary.com which, among other things, requires you to maintain the confidentiality of Salary.com information and not to compete
with Salary.com for a specified period of time. You further agree that you shall abide by any and all common-law and statutory obligations relating to protection and non-disclosure of Salary.com trade secrets and confidential and proprietary
documents and information.

11. Confidentiality of Letter Agreement. Except as set forth in this Section 11, you agree to keep
the existence, terms, and amount of this Letter Agreement completely confidential. You agree not to disclose the existence, terms, or amount of this Letter Agreement to any business or individual other than immediate family members, legal counsel,
and/or a financial advisor, provided that any such individual to whom disclosure is made agrees to be bound by the confidentiality obligations in this Section



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11. You may disclose the existence, terms, and amount of this Letter Agreement to the extent required by lawful summons, subpoena, or other legal process or
otherwise by law, or to the extent necessary to enforce your rights under this Letter Agreement, provided that, if you anticipate making such disclosure, you shall give at least five (5) days prior advance written notice to
Salary.coms General Counsel. Nothing in this section shall prevent you from cooperating with or participating in any proceeding before the EEOC, the MCAD or any other federal, state or local governmental agency.

12. Settlement of Obligations. You must settle any outstanding personal obligations that you may have with Salary.com and ensure that all pending
expense reports are reconciled no later than two weeks from your Separation Date. To the extent allowed by law, you agree that any outstanding obligations and unreconciled expenses remaining after the date that is two weeks from your Separation Date
will be deducted from any payments owed to you by Salary.com.

13. Unemployment Compensation. You agree that Salary.com has provided
you with information regarding how to apply for unemployment benefits. Salary.com makes no representation regarding whether you are entitled to such benefits.

14. Settlement of Amounts Due. You agree that the payments and benefits mentioned in this Letter Agreement (along with payments/benefits previously provided to you by Salary.com) are the only payments and
benefits you will receive in connection with your employment and its termination, and that they completely satisfy all liabilities of Salary.com to you arising prior to the date of this Letter Agreement, and you agree that you are not owed any
amounts for salary, wages, commissions, bonuses, or vacation pay.

15. Complete Binding Agreement; Construction; Governing Law;
Modification. This Letter Agreement, including the Employee Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Developments Agreement referenced above, is intended by the parties as a final written expression of their agreement. All previous agreements or
promises between Salary.com and you, with the exception of the Employee Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Developments Agreement (which will remain in effect), are superseded and void. This Letter Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of all the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and assigns. In the event of any dispute, this Letter Agreement will be construed as a whole, will be interpreted in accordance with its fair meaning, and will not be construed
strictly for or against either you or Salary.com. This Letter Agreement will be governed by Massachusetts law, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of law. This Letter Agreement may be modified only by a written agreement signed by
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16. Severability. You and Salary.com hereby agree that each provision herein shall be treated as a
separate and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any one clause shall in no way impair the enforceability of the other clauses herein. If any term or provision of this Letter Agreement shall, to any extent, be found invalid or
unenforceable by a court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Letter Agreement shall not be affected, and shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

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Please indicate your agreement to the terms of this Letter Agreement by signing and dating the last page
of the enclosed copy of this Letter Agreement, and return it to me not later than the close of business on June 23, 2009, which you acknowledge to be more than twenty-one (21) days from the date of your receipt of this Letter Agreement. If
this agreement is not returned by such date, it shall expire.



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|SALARY.COM, INC.      |  |                                   |  |       
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|/s/ Nicholas Camelio  |  |                                   |  | 6/4/09
|By:                   |  | Nicholas Camelio                  |  |        |  | Date
|                      |  | Vice President of Human Resources |  |        |  |     
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|EMPLOYEE              |  |                                   |  |       
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|/s/ Meredith Hanrahan |  |                                   |  | 6/4/09
|Meredith Hanrahan     |  |                                   |  | Date