"Nearly six years after the COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp rise in remote workers, many companies have implemented return-to-office mandates. But there are still tens of millions of remote employees in the U.S. workforce, and many are falling behind when it comes to pay, according to a new survey from Careerminds, a provider of outplacement and career coaching services."
"That's the case even though remote workers represent a significant portion of the overall workforce. During the 2025 third quarter, 12% of new professional job postings were fully remote and 24% were hybrid, according to Robert Half. Meanwhile, the most recent Census Bureau data found that in 2023, 13.8% of U.S. workers "usually worked from home." That was more than twice the 5.7% that did so in 2019, although it was down from 17.9% in 2021 and 15.2% in 2022."
Remote work remains widespread even after many return-to-office mandates, with a notable portion of job postings still listed as remote or hybrid. Census data show a higher share of workers usually working from home in 2023 than in 2019, though below peak pandemic levels. Remote employees are more likely to receive smaller pay increases and are frequently overlooked for promotions, producing a measurable gap in pay progression and career advancement. Differences in access to upskilling, pay progression and advancement correlate with working arrangements and affect tens of millions of workers.
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