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Salary and Benefits Survey
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PayWell Salary and Benefits Survey
PayWell is a platform created to assist HR professionals and decision-makers to develop competitive HR policies that attract, motivate and retain talent & support the business strategy.
The 2026 edition gathered more than 140 participating companies from 7 sectors: Banking, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Industry, Technology, BPO/SSC and Hospitality, covering more than 198,000 job holders and more than 1,400 unique positions.
Results are available on PwC’s interactive, user-friendly platform that includes not just extensive salary statistics but also insightful analytics, such as:
Intuitive PowerBI dashboards that allow customized data drill-downs, by sector, region, city or various demographics (gender, age, tenure, performance etc.) for unique positions or combination of positions
Salary trends for 3 years analyzed at overall or individual position level
Individual market positioning report
Qualitative reports on compensation and benefits practices, macro-economic and labour market indicators, executive summary ready to present to various stakeholders, quarterly HR Barometers
Annual report on gender pay gap (individual analysis and benchmarking)
Data collection & validation enhanced by technology
The insights available on the PayWell platform can equip your team with a valuable input and help you decide what are the best workforce strategies for your company. Find out more bellow.
Explore the key findings
Private sector gross wages increase
The organizational functions with the highest growth
Benefits
Top benefits that increased in 2026: work from abroad, tech devices, additional benefits for maternity leave, coaching, massage at the workplace.
Top benefits that decreased in 2026: meal tickets, tourist services reimbursement, cultural activities, eyewear reimbursement, sport subscriptions.
Medium and long-term challenges
The EU's Pay Transparency Directive requires HR to ensure compliance with new reporting requirements and accurate data management. Key challenges include reevaluating pay structures to ensure fairness, developing strategies to reduce gender pay gaps, and fostering a culture of transparency. Additionally, leveraging HR analytics and technology for ongoing monitoring, adapting to future regulatory changes, and implementing robust talent retention strategies are essential for long-term success.
Why PayWell
One of the best tools to analyze and understand reward data are Paywell dashboards. These are highly versatile and customizable, which makes them incredibly useful:
Trends Dashboard offers an overview into the evolution of salaries over the last 3 years.
Category Dashboard presents an insightful analysis of salary data depending on demographic variables such as Gender, Generation, Performance and Tenure.
Gender Pay Gap Dashboard calculates own metrics and allows benchmark analysis
Participants can access the Market Positioning Dashboard that explores in multiple graphic views your company's benchmark positioning.
Through its comprehensive reports and dashboards, which will help you aggregate information on multiple levels, together with an experienced account management team, Paywell 2026 is a powerful tool that will help you develop or adjust your Total Rewards strategy.
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