Signing bonus? What signing bonus?
Seventy-one percent of workers in tech were not given a signing bonus when they joined their current employer, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. More than 10,000 people from across the tech industry responded to the query.
An overwhelming majority
While most people did not receive a signing bonus, the most common amount among those who did was between $1,000 and $5,000 (10%). The least popular amounts were under $1,000 (6%), between $5,000 and $10,000 (6%) and over $10,000 (7%).
No difference between men and women
The breakdown of responses was nearly identical across genders.
By ethnicity
The group most likely to say they didn’t receive a signing bonus was Caucasians (78%). The group most likely to say they received some sort of signing bonus was African Americans (56%).
Caucasians
African Americans
The departments most/least likely to receive signing bonuses
Out of every department, people in IT and HR were most likely to say they didn’t receive a signing bonus (84% and 83% respectively). People in finance were most likely to receive a signing bonus — 26% said they received up to $5,000.
IT
HR
Finance
The latest figures are as of Dec. 13.
