{"id":2965,"date":"2018-01-04T15:41:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T15:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2018-01-04T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T15:43:29","slug":"most-tech-workers-would-leave-their-current-job-for-a-20-pay-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/most-tech-workers-would-leave-their-current-job-for-a-20-pay-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Tech Workers Would Leave Their Current Job for a 20% Pay Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How much would it take to lure you away from your job? For\u00a03 out of 4 of workers, a 20% pay increase would do the job.<\/p>\n<p>The data comes from the latest reading of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/102-would-you-leave-your-current-job-for-a-20-raise-at-a-different-company\">ongoing query<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/\">Comparably<\/a> of more than 10,000 workers in tech.<\/p>\n<p><b>No difference between responses of men and women<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Men and women were equivalent in their answers, with 75% of each saying they&#8217;d leave their job for a 20% increase.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/102-would-you-leave-your-current-job-for-a-20-raise-at-a-different-company\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2975\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2975 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/75.jpg\" alt=\"75\" width=\"493\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/75-300x35.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/75.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 85vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>From a department standpoint<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Those in executive roles and HR were more likely than others to\u00a0forego the opportunity, while those in IT were the most likely to\u00a0leave for a 20% bump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/102-would-you-leave-your-current-job-for-a-20-raise-at-a-different-company\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"481\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/1.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 85vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>By city<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Eighty-one percent of workers in Seattle were\u00a0eager to jump ship for a 20% boost \u2014 the most in any city. By contrast, 62%\u00a0of workers in Ft. Lauderdale would leave, the\u00a0least of any city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/102-would-you-leave-your-current-job-for-a-20-raise-at-a-different-company\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/SET.jpg\" alt=\"SET\" width=\"476\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/SET-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/SET.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 85vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>By education level<\/b><\/p>\n<p>People with their bachelors or master\u2019s degrees appeared most willing to\u00a0leave for a 20% pay boost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/102-would-you-leave-your-current-job-for-a-20-raise-at-a-different-company\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dd.jpg\" alt=\"dd\" width=\"436\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dd-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dd.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 85vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>By age and ethnicity<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Responses were equivalent across people of all ethnicities and ages,\u00a0except for the 60-plus crowd, where a 20% salary increase seemed to hold less allure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/102-would-you-leave-your-current-job-for-a-20-raise-at-a-different-company\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dd-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dd-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dd-1.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 85vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/102-would-you-leave-your-current-job-for-a-20-raise-at-a-different-company\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/60.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/60-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/60.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 85vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest reading is as of Jan. 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much would it take to lure you away from your job? For\u00a03 out of 4 of workers, a 20% pay increase would do the job. The data comes from the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably of more than 10,000 workers in tech. 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