SALARY SENTIMENTS AND ACTIONS BY CITY
Out of 28 U.S. markets surveyed, this map reveals locations with the highest percentages of workers in the following categories:
| Workers who feel underpaid: |
| Cleveland 56% |
| Raleigh 53% |
| Portland 52% |
| Workers who discuss salary with colleagues: |
| Miami 71% |
| Los Angeles 68% |
| New York 63% |
| Sacramento 63% |
| Workers who discuss salary and leverage that information to ask for a raise: |
| San Francisco 48% |
| Miami 44% |
| Chicago 43% |
| Workers who use salary information from colleagues to negotiate a new job: |
| Los Angeles 31% |
| Dallas 30% |
| Atlanta 29% |
| Miami 29% |
| Workers who know colleagues’ salaries, but don’t take action: |
| Indianapolis 85% |
| Pittsburgh 85% |
| Minneapolis 82% |
| Philadelphia 82% |
| Cleveland 76%% |
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Source: Robert Half survey of more than 2,800 workers employed in office environments in 28 major U.S. cities. Results from select cities are represented.
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