The 2025 Salary & Workplace Culture Report indicates that many communicators feel underpaid, even with raises. The mean salary range is $100-149K, but 52% consider themselves underpaid due to inflation. While 76% received raises, over half did not keep pace with rising costs. Despite this dissatisfaction, only 9% of respondents plan to seek new jobs in the coming year. Workers prioritize flexible work environments and work-life balance as major job satisfaction factors, aiming to integrate personal and professional lives.
Most communicators - 76% - received a raise in the past year, but for more than half of recipients, it was near or below the rate of inflation, meaning most communicators lost purchasing power in the last year.
Overall, 52% of survey respondents considered themselves underpaid. While in normal economic circumstances, there may be concerns about retention given this widespread dissatisfaction, only 9% of survey respondents said they planned to seek new employment in the next 12 months.
The top two factors that keep workers motivated in the workplace are the intertwined concepts of flexible work environment (59%) and work-life balance (47%).
Workers are seeking new arrangements that allow them to mesh together the personal and professional aspects of their lives in new ways.
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