U.S. Salary Guide 2025 & Hiring Trends

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US Salary & Hiring Trends Themes 2025

In today's stagnant labor market, it's essential to stay ahead of recruitment challenges and workforce trends, download your copy of our US Salary & Hiring Trends Guide 2025 to get critical insights that'll help your organization succeed.

1. Boosting profits:
Overcoming skills shortages for business growth

85% of organizations say that attracting new talent is becoming more difficult

2. Underinvestment fall out:
The impact of limited growth opportunities

52% of employees believe their current roles lack career advancement opportunities

3. The future of pay:
Key trends shaping compensation in 2025

44% of the employees feel their compensation is not aligned with their responsibilities

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Boosting profits: Overcoming skills shortages for business growth

  • Companies are focusing heavily on profit, which has significant implications for the labor market. In today’s competitive business environment, with such a focus on talent, and ongoing skills shortages, understanding and adapting to pay trends is crucial for maintaining employee morale and productivity.

    As we move into 2025, several key trends are emerging that will shape compensation strategies across industries.

  • Many organizations are prioritizing financial gains, leading to stringent budget constraints. This focus on profit has created a challenging environment where managers feel limited resources are hindering their ability to meet targets, as 84% of hiring managers report facing skills shortages.


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Underinvestment fall out: The impact of limited growth opportunities

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    of employees believe their current roles lack career advancement opportunities

  • of employees want to leave their jobs because a lack of career progression

The future of pay: Key insights shaping compensation in 2025

  • employees expected a salary increase in 2024, but only 21% received one

  • employees feel their compensation is not aligned with their responsibilities

  • employees feel their company is not ensuring consistent transparency in how pay levels and raises are set

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Our guide aims to provide you with the data and insights needed to navigate this complex labor market in the year ahead. By understanding the evolving trends and strategies, you can better position your organization or your career to adapt to the challenges and seize the opportunities that 2025 will bring.

-Dave Brown, Chief Executive Officer Hays Americas

What will you find in our 2025 Salary Guide?

The 2025 US Salary Guide isn’t just a trends report—it’s your peek behind the curtain to the pay and strategies used by your peers, based on over 4,800 responses, with insights and tactics from industry experts.

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