Perspectives on Pay

Only 46% of respondents say they feel "somewhat recognized" at work, not surprising given that the average American employee hasn't received a raise at their current job in the last three years, according to a new OnePoll survey.

The average American employee hasn’t received a raise at their current job in the last three years, according to a new OnePoll survey of 1,859 American adults. Not surprisingly, less than half (46%) of those polled say they feel “somewhat recognized” at work.

Some 73% agree the gender wage gap is still very real. That said, half of Millennials surveyed are more worried about salary cuts (53%) than wage gaps (49%). Generation Xers and Baby Boomers have similar worries when it came to lack of job security (45% and 49%) and wage gaps (44% and 46%).

Edited by Lorri Freifeld
Lorri Freifeld is the editor/publisher of Training magazine, owned by Lakewood Media Group. She writes on a number of topics, including talent management, training technology, and leadership development. She spearheads two awards programs: the Training APEX Awards and Emerging Training Leaders. A writer/editor for the last 30 years, she has held editing positions at a variety of publications and holds a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University.