HOW MUCH DO YOU MAKE?
MOST ADVERTISING AND MARKETING MANAGERS ARE ON BOARD WITH SHARING COMPENSATION INFORMATION
Creative companies' approach to open salary policies
| Full transparency |
| Salaries for every employee are available to people within and outside the organization. |
| What organizations offer: 27% |
| What managers want: 34% |
| Near full transparency |
| Salaries for every employee are available only to people within the organization. |
| What organizations offer: 33% |
| What managers want: 32% |
| Partial transparency |
| Salaries for select positions are available to people within and outside the organization but are not associated with specific employees. |
| What organizations offer: 25% |
| What managers want: 23% |
| No transparency |
| What organizations offer: 15% |
| What managers want: 11% |
What’s the greatest benefit of instituting an open salary policy?
| 26% Increases productivity |
| 25% Creates an atmosphere of trust and collaboration |
| 21% Boosts recruitment and retention |
| 15% Helps close the wage gap |
| 13% None (potential consequences outweigh any benefits) |
| 1% Other |
How comfortable would you feel about disclosing your salary to the following individuals if asked?
Peer coworkers
| Very comfortable: 32% |
| Somewhat comfortable: 40% |
| Not very comfortable: 20% |
| Not comfortable at all: 9% |
People you manage
| Very comfortable: 22% |
| Somewhat comfortable: 40% |
| Not very comfortable: 24% |
| Not comfortable at all: 13% |
Professional contacts outside your organization
| Very comfortable: 25% |
| Somewhat comfortable: 41% |
| Not very comfortable: 21% |
| Not comfortable at all: 12% |
Personal contacts outside your organization
| Very comfortable: 24% |
| Somewhat comfortable: 48% |
| Not very comfortable: 16% |
| Not comfortable at all: 13% |
Source: The Creative Group survey of more than 4200 advertising and marketing hiring decision makers in Canada
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