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Q: How likely are you to share your compensation with co-workers?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Industries

The most common answer was "Not likely" (31%)

Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
13%
It depends
25%
Not likely
31%
Would never do it
22%

Gender

Male

Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
13%
It depends
25%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
21%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Very likely
7%
Somewhat likely
12%
It depends
26%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
23%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

33%
Not likely

Caucasian answered Not likely the most among all other ethnicities.

Asian or Pacific Islander answered Very likely the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
12%
It depends
24%
Not likely
33%
Would never do it
22%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
27%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
18%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
12%
It depends
27%
Not likely
29%
Would never do it
23%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
27%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
19%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Very likely
12%
Somewhat likely
19%
It depends
31%
Not likely
24%
Would never do it
14%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
13%
It depends
27%
Not likely
30%
Would never do it
22%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Age

39%
Not likely

56-60 answered Not likely the most among all other age groups.

41-45 answered Very likely 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+
Very likely
13%
Somewhat likely
17%
It depends
30%
Not likely
25%
Would never do it
15%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Very likely
12%
Somewhat likely
17%
It depends
29%
Not likely
28%
Would never do it
14%
Answered by 5,000+ aged 26-30
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
27%
Not likely
31%
Would never do it
19%
Answered by 5,000+ aged 31-35
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
11%
It depends
25%
Not likely
33%
Would never do it
23%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Very likely
5%
Somewhat likely
9%
It depends
22%
Not likely
36%
Would never do it
28%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Very likely
5%
Somewhat likely
7%
It depends
20%
Not likely
37%
Would never do it
31%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
Very likely
5%
Somewhat likely
7%
It depends
18%
Not likely
37%
Would never do it
33%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 51-55
Very likely
5%
Somewhat likely
8%
It depends
19%
Not likely
39%
Would never do it
29%
Answered by 500+ aged 56-60
Very likely
5%
Somewhat likely
5%
It depends
21%
Not likely
35%
Would never do it
34%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Very likely
7%
Somewhat likely
11%
It depends
26%
Not likely
31%
Would never do it
25%
Answered by 100+ aged 66+

Education

34%
Not likely

Master's answered Not likely the most among all other education levels.

Bachelor's answered Very likely the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
12%
It depends
28%
Not likely
29%
Would never do it
22%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
12%
It depends
26%
Not likely
30%
Would never do it
23%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
12%
It depends
28%
Not likely
30%
Would never do it
21%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
25%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
21%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
13%
It depends
24%
Not likely
34%
Would never do it
21%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Very likely
11%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
22%
Not likely
33%
Would never do it
20%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

35%
Not likely

Over 10 Years answered Not likely the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Very likely
11%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
30%
Not likely
28%
Would never do it
17%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
Very likely
12%
Somewhat likely
17%
It depends
29%
Not likely
27%
Would never do it
15%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Very likely
11%
Somewhat likely
16%
It depends
28%
Not likely
29%
Would never do it
16%
Answered by 5,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
26%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
20%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Very likely
6%
Somewhat likely
9%
It depends
21%
Not likely
35%
Would never do it
29%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

67%
Not likely

Riverside, CA answered Not likely the most among all other locations.

Dallas answered Very likely 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
  • Washington, DC
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
11%
It depends
24%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
24%
Answered by 500+ in Atlanta
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
13%
It depends
25%
Not likely
31%
Would never do it
23%
Answered by 1,000+ in Boston
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
11%
It depends
24%
Not likely
35%
Would never do it
22%
Answered by 1,000+ in Chicago
Very likely
7%
Somewhat likely
10%
It depends
23%
Not likely
36%
Would never do it
24%
Answered by 500+ in Dallas
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
24%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
21%
Answered by 500+ in Denver
Very likely
7%
Somewhat likely
22%
It depends
21%
Not likely
43%
Would never do it
7%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Very likely
7%
Somewhat likely
10%
It depends
25%
Not likely
33%
Would never do it
25%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Very likely
11%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
24%
Not likely
30%
Would never do it
21%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Very likely
7%
Somewhat likely
20%
It depends
27%
Not likely
32%
Would never do it
14%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
24%
Not likely
31%
Would never do it
22%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Very likely
11%
Somewhat likely
15%
It depends
26%
Not likely
27%
Would never do it
21%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Very likely
0%
Somewhat likely
0%
It depends
33%
Not likely
67%
Would never do it
0%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
Very likely
14%
Somewhat likely
7%
It depends
23%
Not likely
40%
Would never do it
16%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Very likely
9%
Somewhat likely
15%
It depends
24%
Not likely
33%
Would never do it
19%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Very likely
11%
Somewhat likely
14%
It depends
24%
Not likely
31%
Would never do it
20%
Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle
Very likely
8%
Somewhat likely
12%
It depends
30%
Not likely
30%
Would never do it
20%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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