Salary Budget Snapshot | Key Survey Information

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 2023 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!

What if I can't access the survey?

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How will I know that you received my submission?

Once you have clicked Submit to complete the survey, a confirmation email will be sent to you.

Survey schedule

Participation is simple, with just one survey for all four editions.

This survey remains open January to November each year. You may access your survey submission at any time to make updates. 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 early June

• 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 17 | 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, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Middle East: Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates

Western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

How do I purchase the results?

As a SBS participant, you will receive free access to individual reports for all available markets in which you have submitted data. 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.

SBS is not available to purchase for participants or non-participants; however, there are a number of purchase options available for Global Compensation Planning.

How do I access my free results?

Access to the free individual reports will be provided once each edition is published. An email notification will be sent to participants once access has been granted; this email will contain instructions on how to access the results.