WorldatWork 2025-2026 Salary Budget Survey Results

This document is a report detailing the findings of the WorldatWork 2025-2026 Salary Budget Survey, which closed in April 2025. The survey included data from 1,773 organizations across 22 countries, resulting in a total of 4,250 submissions. It presents total salary increase budgets, which encompass merit, general cost-of-living adjustments, and other increase budgets. The report includes specific salary increase projections for various employee categories, such as nonmanagement, management, and executives, across different countries including the United States, Canada, and several others. It also mentions the availability of an Online Reporting Tool that allows users to customize reports based on organization size, revenue, industry, and geography. The full survey results will be available for purchase in late July 2025. Additionally, it notes that WorldatWork members who participated in the survey will receive a complimentary subscription to the results.