Navigating the Living Wage Journey: Challenges and Strategies

This report summarizes the results of a March 2024 WorldatWork mini-study exploring the impact of living wage on compensation decision making in organizations.

Survey Results

In March 2024, WorldatWork fielded a brief study to better understand the role of the "living wage" concept in organizations' compensation decision-making. The survey was supplemented with follow-up interviews conducted in March and April to develop further understanding. 

57%

very familiar with living wage

36%

currently paying living wages

29%

cite budgets as challenge in implementing living wage

73%

cite "attracting talent" as a key motivation for providing a living wage

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