Feature Article - July 2011

Money & Happiness

Our Fourth Annual Salary Survey

By Emily Tipping

At the same time that a majority are seeing their level of responsibility increase at the same time that many believe their salaries to be inappropriately low, respondents are generally satisfied in their work. In fact, the number of respondents who report they are "very satisfied" has risen from 31.9 percent in 2008 to 38.2 percent in 2011. This means a vast majority—92.9 percent—are satisfied with their jobs. (See Figure 14.)