Participate to get your free snapshot report!
This snapshot survey is conducted four times per year and provides up-to-date salary increase budget data for 100+ markets across the globe.
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.
Languages
The survey is available in English, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.
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 you define salary increase data?
Two separate amounts for salary increase budgets are collected in the SBS survey.
- Total salary increase budget percentage (including promotional increases, adjustments for inflation, mandatory increases, indexation and merit increases)
- Merit increase budget percentage
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!
What if I can't access the survey?
If you experience any issues accessing your survey, please contact us.
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.
Can I download a copy of my survey submission?
Yes, you will see an option to download a PDF copy of your survey submission once you have submitted your data at the end of the survey.
Do SBS reports include salary increases by career level and industry?
Industry specific data are not included in the free participant report. However, they are available in GCPR.
If I participate in this edition of SBS, can I have access to the previous edition?
Salary Budget Snapshot (SBS) participants receive free access to individual reports for all available markets in which they have submitted data. To receive the free summary report, a submission must be received for that specific edition. There are four editions each year. SBS is the primary data source for Global Compensation Planning (GCPR) so there is an option to purchase the data. The free SBS reports provided to participants include a summary of the data; more robust data are available to purchase via GCPR.
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 January 30 | Results available February 25
- Contact information
- Company profile
- Policy framework
- Salary increase budgets for 2026
- Turnover for 2025
Edition 2
Participate by May 1 | Results available 27 May
- Salary increase budgets for 2026 — provide updated amounts if they have changed
- Salary increase budgets for 2027
Edition 3
Participate by July 31 | Results available August 26
- Salary increase budgets for 2026 — provide updated amounts if they have changed
- Salary increase budgets for 2027 — provide updated amounts if they have changed
- Midyear turnover for 2026
Edition 4
Participate by November 6 | Results available December 2
- Salary increase budgets for 2027 — provide updated amounts if they have changed
- Promotional 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: Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, 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, Kyrgyzstan, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Central & Eastern Europe: Azerbaijan, 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 Argentina and Turkiye, Mercer has suspended the collection of salary increase budget data in the Salary Budget Snapshot survey for these markets.
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 via iMercer.com 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.