How do I participate?
Participation is simple, with just one survey for all four editions.
To participate, go to the survey and enter your email address to begin participation. You will receive a unique link via email to access your survey submission.
To be considered a participant, confirmation of the data is required in each edition, even if your data has not changed. Simply revisit the survey and click the submit button to confirm previously entered data.
How do I update my submission?
If you have previously participated in the SBS survey, you can return to the survey, and enter your email address to receive the link to your existing survey submission.
Update your submission as needed, and click the Submit button!
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How will I know that you received my submission?
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Survey schedule
Participation is simple, with just one survey for all four editions.
This survey remains open January to November each year, with a temporary two-week closure at the end of the participation period for each edition. If you have participated in this survey within the past year, you will receive an email reminder during the participation period for each edition.
Within the survey, each topic can be accessed via the drop-down menu icon at the top of the page. Complete/update all the tabs identified below, prior to the deadline for each edition, to ensure you receive access to the results!
Please note: To be considered a participant, confirmation of the data is required in each edition, even if your data has not changed. Simply revisit the survey and click the submit button to confirm previously entered data.
Edition 1
Participate by February 3 | Results publish early March
- Contact information
- Company profile
- Policy framework
- Salary increase budgets for 2023
- Turnover for 2022
Edition 2
Participate by May 5 | Results publish late May
- Salary increase budgets for 2023 — provide updated amounts if they have changed
- Salary increase budgets for 2024
Edition 3
Participate by August 11 | Results publish early September
- Salary increase budgets for 2023 — provide updated amounts if they have changed
- Salary increase budgets for 2024 — provide updated amounts if they have changed
- Midyear voluntary turnover for 2023
Edition 4
Participate by November 10 | Results publish mid December
- Salary increase budgets for 2024 — provide updated amounts if they have changed
- Promotional salary increases
Which markets are included in this survey?
Participate in as many of the markets listed below, as you like. In this survey, you may submit all selected markets in a single submission.
Africa: Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Mexico-Monterrey-Saltillo, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay
Asia Pacific: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China-Beijing, China-Changsha, China-Changzhou, China-Chengdu, China-Chongqing, China-Dalian, China-Guangdong, China-Hangzhou-Ningbo, China-Hefei-Wuhu, China-Nanjing, China-Qingdao, China-Shanghai, China-Shenyang-Changchun, China-Shenzhen, China-Suzhou, China-Tianjin, China-Wuhan, China-Wuxi, China-Xiamen-Fuzhou, China-Xian, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Central & Eastern Europe: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Middle East*: Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
* Due to the economic situation in Turkiye, Mercer has suspended the collection of salary increase budget data in the Salary Budget Snapshot survey for this market.