2021 Salaries vs. 2020
This chart shows solid salary growth coming out of pandemic year 2020 into 2021. But again, it was stronger growth in companies with 500 or more employees.
While 37% of those surveyed said their salary in 2021 remained unchanged from 2020, more than two in five (44%) reported growth, with 13% of those surveyed seeing their paychecks spike by 10% or more. Concerning, however, were the 20% who said their salary actually dropped. Most of those were in companies with fewer than 500 workers.