1、12025-2026 Payscale Salary Budget Survey|SalaryBudget SurveyPayscales 2025-2026 Salary Budget Survey provides current and planned pay increases,promotional increases,and salary structure adjustments,sourced directly from compensation professionals.SummaryUncertainty over the economy is leading to pl
2、anned salary increases declining slightly for the upcoming 2026 budgetary season compared to 2025.Concern about the competition for labor is also declining in the United States.Only a small portion of organizations(16 percent in the United States and 10 percent in Canada)anticipate a salary increase
3、 budget that is higher than last year.Most organizations(68 percent in the United States and 74 percent in Canada)expect budgets to remain the same.For both the United States and Canada,16 percent expect budgets to be lower.For those anticipating lower budgets,concern about the economy was the prima
4、ry reason(66 percent for the United States and 76 percent for Canada).Among those expecting increased budgets,concern about increased competition for labor has dramatically dropped as a reason in the United States by a whopping 19 percent compared to last years report.Going into 2026,organizations a
5、re anticipating that pay increases will be 3.5 percent in the United States and 3.3 percent in Canada,which is a slight decrease of 0.1 percent from the pay increases that were given in 2025.The median for 2026 is 3.5 percent for both the United States and Canada,which is no change for the U.S.and a
6、n increase of 0.1 percent for Canada.22025-2026 Payscale Salary Budget Survey|2025 actual2026 expectedAverageAverageUnited States Total sample3.6%3.5%CanadaTotal sample3.4%3.3%-0.1%-0.1%Average total base-pay increases for all employees About this report Payscales Salary Budget Survey provides the a