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Q: Would you feel confident asking your boss for a raise?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

Gender

Male

60% Yes

Female

54% Yes

Non-Binary

49% Yes

Ethnicity

% who responded "Yes"

60% of Asian or Pacific Islander employees selected "Yes" when asked "Would you feel confident asking your boss for a raise?", while only 56% of Native American employees chose "Yes".

60%

Asian or Pacific Islander

58%

Other

57%

Caucasian

57%

Hispanic or Latino

56%

African American/Black

56%

Native American

Department

% who responded "Yes"

74% of employees in the Executive department selected "Yes" when asked "Would you feel confident asking your boss for a raise?", while only 50% of employees in the Communications department chose "Yes".

Executive 74%

Business Development 67%

HR 65%

Customer Success 63%

Marketing 62%

Engineering 59%

Product 59%

IT 57%

Sales 56%

Design 55%

Legal 53%

Operations 52%

Finance 52%

Customer Support 52%

Admin 51%

Communications 50%

Age

% who responded "Yes"

59% of employees aged 26-30 selected "Yes" when asked "Would you feel confident asking your boss for a raise?", while only 47% of employees aged 66+ chose "Yes".

Education

% who responded "Yes"

60% of employees with a Master's education level selected "Yes" when asked "Would you feel confident asking your boss for a raise?", while only 54% of employees with a Associate's education level chose "Yes".

Experience

% who responded "Yes"

60% of employees at their company 6 to 10 Years selected "Yes" when asked "Would you feel confident asking your boss for a raise?", while only 54% of Entry Level employees at their company chose "Yes".

Entry Level

1 to 3 Years

3 to 6 Years

6 to 10 Years

Over 10 Years

Location

% who responded "Yes"

74% of employees in Fort Lauderdale, FL selected "Yes" when asked "Would you feel confident asking your boss for a raise?", while only 44% of employees in Riverside, CA chose "Yes".

Fort Lauderdale, FL 74%

San Francisco 66%

San Diego 62%

New York 60%

Minneapolis 60%

Los Angeles 59%

Boston 59%

Seattle 58%

Chicago 58%

Denver 57%

Atlanta 57%

Washington, DC 55%

Dallas 54%

Phoenix 53%

Houston 51%

Riverside, CA 44%

Gender & Department

% who responded "Yes"

83% of Non-Binary employees in the Customer Success department selected "Yes" when asked "Would you feel confident asking your boss for a raise?", while only 14% of Non-Binary employees in the Sales department chose "Yes".

Admin

Male 54%

Female 51%

Business Development

Male 71%

Female 61%

Communications

Male 55%

Female 48%

Customer Success

Male 65%

Female 57%

Customer Support

Male 59%

Female 48%

Design

Male 59%

Female 53%

Engineering

Male 60%

Female 53%

Executive

Male 75%

Female 70%

Finance

Male 57%

Female 47%

Male 70%

Female 62%

Male 57%

Female 54%

Legal

Male 55%

Female 53%

Marketing

Male 64%

Female 61%

Operations

Male 53%

Female 51%

Product

Male 61%

Female 57%

Sales

Male 59%

Female 52%

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