Report: 2018 Compensation and Culture Report

This Beqom survey sets out to uncover gaps, issues and employees’ understanding of compensation in America. It is designed to assess employee attitudes toward compensation and benefits in the workplace.

Key findings

• More than half of millennials (age 25–34) would share or discuss their salary with their colleagues, compared to one in four baby boomers (age 55+).
• 48 per cent believe men get paid more than women at their company, while 31 per cent do not believe employees at their company are fairly compensated regardless of age or race.
• 78 per cent of US workers believe that most CEOs and top executives make too much money compared to their employees. Around 60 per cent want to know what CEOs earn for reasons including: pay transparency, motivation and pay gap concern.
• Nearly one-third of US workers are planning to get a job within the year because they are unhappy with their salary and compensation.

Although this survey consists of responses from 1,200 US adults, it still offers insight into how employees’ perceptions and attitudes are changing towards compensation.