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Q: How much more money would you need to get paid a year to switch jobs?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Industries

The most common answer was "$25,000 or more" (38%)

$1,000
7%
$5,000
15%
$10,000
29%
$25,000 or more
38%
No Amount
11%

Gender

Male

$1,000
7%
$5,000
11%
$10,000
28%
$25,000 or more
44%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

$1,000
9%
$5,000
19%
$10,000
31%
$25,000 or more
30%
No Amount
11%
Answered by 10,000+ Female employees

Non-Binary

$1,000
20%
$5,000
15%
$10,000
20%
$25,000 or more
45%
No Amount
0%
Answered by < 100 Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

51%
$25,000 or more

Asian or Pacific Islander answered $25,000 or more the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
$1,000
7%
$5,000
15%
$10,000
30%
$25,000 or more
38%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
$1,000
9%
$5,000
17%
$10,000
30%
$25,000 or more
34%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
$1,000
12%
$5,000
21%
$10,000
29%
$25,000 or more
29%
No Amount
9%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
$1,000
6%
$5,000
8%
$10,000
26%
$25,000 or more
51%
No Amount
9%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
$1,000
12%
$5,000
19%
$10,000
25%
$25,000 or more
32%
No Amount
12%
Answered by 100+ Native American
$1,000
8%
$5,000
14%
$10,000
25%
$25,000 or more
38%
No Amount
15%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Age

44%
$25,000 or more

46-50 answered $25,000 or more the most among all other age groups.

56-60 answered $1,000 the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
$1,000
11%
$5,000
21%
$10,000
32%
$25,000 or more
26%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
$1,000
7%
$5,000
16%
$10,000
34%
$25,000 or more
35%
No Amount
8%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
$1,000
7%
$5,000
14%
$10,000
30%
$25,000 or more
40%
No Amount
9%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
$1,000
6%
$5,000
14%
$10,000
30%
$25,000 or more
40%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
$1,000
6%
$5,000
13%
$10,000
28%
$25,000 or more
42%
No Amount
11%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
$1,000
6%
$5,000
12%
$10,000
28%
$25,000 or more
44%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
$1,000
6%
$5,000
11%
$10,000
28%
$25,000 or more
43%
No Amount
12%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 51-55
$1,000
5%
$5,000
15%
$10,000
27%
$25,000 or more
40%
No Amount
13%
Answered by 500+ aged 56-60
$1,000
7%
$5,000
13%
$10,000
30%
$25,000 or more
36%
No Amount
14%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
$1,000
9%
$5,000
17%
$10,000
27%
$25,000 or more
32%
No Amount
15%
Answered by 100+ aged 66+

Education

52%
$25,000 or more

Doctoral or professional answered $25,000 or more the most among all other education levels.

Master's answered $1,000 the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
$1,000
15%
$5,000
23%
$10,000
27%
$25,000 or more
23%
No Amount
12%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
$1,000
9%
$5,000
21%
$10,000
31%
$25,000 or more
29%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
$1,000
9%
$5,000
21%
$10,000
36%
$25,000 or more
26%
No Amount
8%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
$1,000
5%
$5,000
12%
$10,000
33%
$25,000 or more
42%
No Amount
8%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
$1,000
4%
$5,000
9%
$10,000
27%
$25,000 or more
50%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
$1,000
5%
$5,000
8%
$10,000
20%
$25,000 or more
52%
No Amount
15%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

46%
$25,000 or more

Over 10 Years answered $25,000 or more the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
$1,000
14%
$5,000
22%
$10,000
29%
$25,000 or more
24%
No Amount
11%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
$1,000
11%
$5,000
20%
$10,000
31%
$25,000 or more
28%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
$1,000
8%
$5,000
17%
$10,000
33%
$25,000 or more
33%
No Amount
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
$1,000
6%
$5,000
13%
$10,000
31%
$25,000 or more
40%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
$1,000
5%
$5,000
11%
$10,000
26%
$25,000 or more
46%
No Amount
12%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

67%
$25,000 or more

Victoria, TX answered $25,000 or more the most among all other locations.

Fort Lauderdale, FL answered No Amount the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Riverside, CA
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Victoria, TX
  • Washington, DC
$1,000
7%
$5,000
17%
$10,000
32%
$25,000 or more
37%
No Amount
7%
Answered by 500+ in Atlanta
$1,000
4%
$5,000
12%
$10,000
31%
$25,000 or more
43%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
$1,000
6%
$5,000
13%
$10,000
33%
$25,000 or more
39%
No Amount
9%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
$1,000
8%
$5,000
14%
$10,000
30%
$25,000 or more
38%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 500+ in Dallas
$1,000
5%
$5,000
14%
$10,000
33%
$25,000 or more
39%
No Amount
9%
Answered by 500+ in Denver
$1,000
10%
$5,000
26%
$10,000
19%
$25,000 or more
42%
No Amount
3%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
$1,000
5%
$5,000
15%
$10,000
33%
$25,000 or more
35%
No Amount
12%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
$1,000
7%
$5,000
12%
$10,000
30%
$25,000 or more
38%
No Amount
13%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
$1,000
9%
$5,000
16%
$10,000
32%
$25,000 or more
36%
No Amount
7%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
$1,000
6%
$5,000
11%
$10,000
28%
$25,000 or more
46%
No Amount
9%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
$1,000
6%
$5,000
15%
$10,000
30%
$25,000 or more
39%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
$1,000
0%
$5,000
13%
$10,000
38%
$25,000 or more
49%
No Amount
0%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
$1,000
10%
$5,000
16%
$10,000
26%
$25,000 or more
37%
No Amount
11%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
$1,000
3%
$5,000
7%
$10,000
22%
$25,000 or more
55%
No Amount
13%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
$1,000
4%
$5,000
12%
$10,000
25%
$25,000 or more
48%
No Amount
11%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
$1,000
0%
$5,000
33%
$10,000
0%
$25,000 or more
67%
No Amount
0%
Answered by < 100 in Victoria, TX
$1,000
5%
$5,000
12%
$10,000
31%
$25,000 or more
42%
No Amount
10%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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