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Salary Increase and Turnover Study – Trending Tool
Access to robust salary increase budget and employee turnover data is the bedrock of every annual compensation-planning cycle. Our Salary Increase and Turnover Study, conducted three times per year, provides Radford McLagan Compensation Database clients with the actionable insights they need, spanning more than 130 countries, to ensure their pay cycles are aligned with overall market trends.
Study Scope
By making our entire suite of market practice studies automatically available to Radford McLagan Compensation Database participants, and complimentary to everyone who provides a complete and timely submission, we’ve maximized our data collection efforts. Our most recent Salary Increase and Turnover Study includes:
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5300+
Participating Organizations
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134
Surveyed Countries
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10
Major Industry Sectors
Report Scope
This interactive multi-year trending tool provides the power to analyze five years worth of trend data for salary budgets, actuals, turnover and salary structure movement. Budget and actual results are included for overall, merit, general, special adjustment and promotion increase types. Use filtering capabilities to drill down by edition to the precise industry, region or country you choose to create the database you need.
Intuitive Interactive Experience
Conduct a comprehensive analysis of salary increase and employee turnover trends over the past five years.
Empowers strategic decision-making in workforce planning, pay structures, and employee retention through data-backed insights that reflect both internal performance and external benchmarks.
Easy to use filters and navigation provide quick and easy analysis of key budget and turnover trends.
Monitor Salary Growth
Use industry filters to rapidly evaluate how your organization stacks up against industry averages and apply segment-level insights to inform annual increase budget recommendations.
Select country or regional filters to identify market-specific trends and assess your organization's performance globally.
Quickly identify if and where your organization may need to adjust annual increase budgets to remain competitive and retain top talent.
Track Turnover Trends
Use industry or country filtering capability to quickly assess how your organization’s turnover trends compare to industry averages.
By tracking overall and voluntary turnover rates across five years, you will be able to highlight patterns and spikes in employee departures.
Incorporate these findings into your regular review process to proactively address retention risks and support overall business objectives.
Timing
Data from the Salary Increase and Turnover Study is published three times a year with the following general schedule:
- May 2025
2025 First Edition Study
- September 2025
- Trending Tool – September 2025
2025 Second Edition Study
- December 2025
- Trending Tool – Q1 2026
2025 Second Edition Refresh
The Salary Increase and Turnover – Trending Tool will be available in September of each year to capture current First and Second Edition results. The tool will be updated to include Second Edition Refresh results and provided in Q1 2026 at no additional charge.
Results
Access to the Salary Increase and Turnover - Trending Tool will be provided via the Human Capital Analytics platform.
Organizations purchasing the tool will also be provided access to the customary reports available in the Salary Increase and Turnover Study.
- An excel workbook capturing Budget and Turnover Data including detailed spending plans and actual increases covering overall, merit, promotion, and exceptions reported for over 125 countries. Salary Structure movement along with Turnover rates for overall and voluntary reasons occurring during a defined trailing-12-month period are presented for 43 countries.
Eligibility
Access to the Salary Increase and Turnover – Trending Tool is limited to Radford McLagan Compensation Database participants.
Pricing
- Salary Increase and Turnover – Trending Tool $1750
- Pricing reflects participation in the Salary Increase and Turnover Study. Pricing available for non-participants
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