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Salary Guide & Hiring Trends

Welcome to our comprehensive salary guide archive! Whether you're tracking industry shifts or planning your next career move, you now have access to our previous salary guides from 2025 e 2024. These reports offer valuable insights into compensation trends across roles, sectors, and regions.

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U.S. Salary & Hiring Trends Guide 2025:
Is stagnation here to stay?

 

The US 2025 Salary Guide & Hiring Trends, based on a survey of 4,823 participants conducted in September 2024, provides key insights into the labor market. It highlights factors affecting employee satisfaction and motivation, and the evolving workplace paradigms. The guide also notes the increasing difficulty organizations face in attracting new talent, the critical need for upskilling due to stagnation, and the importance of pay transparency in building trust and fairness within the workforce.

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U.S. Salary & Hiring Trends Guide 2024:

Navigating labor dynamics in 2024

 

The Hays 2024 Salary Guide is a comprehensive exploration based on insights gleaned from a survey conducted between November 25th, 2023, and January 12th, 2024, amassing responses from 3,500 participants.

This guide is a repository of critical observations shedding light on the dynamic landscape of the labor market. It delves into factors influencing employee satisfaction, motivation, and evolving workplace paradigms, AI at work and DE&I strategies. The Guide also includes data from surveys conducted on the official LinkedIn Hays account for the U.S. audience. The surveys were conducted during November and December 2023.

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Whether you’re hiring or job hunting, the future belongs to those who adapt. This guide offers real-time insights into compensation trends, workforce strategies, and the evolving role of technology in the workplace. As we look ahead, one thing is clear: the future of work will be shaped by those who lead with both innovation and intention.

-Dave Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Hays Americas

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