Incentives Around the World

Motivating your employees to ensure your company achieves its broader goals is a challenge that many organizations face. Gain insight into the types of incentives offered around the world and quickly evaluate how these incentives vary by job family and industry.

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Published:  March 2023

Next release: March 2024

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Annual total cash paymix

  • Portion of base salary, allowances and short-term incentives

 

Short-term and sales incentives

  • Eligibility
  • Percentage receiving
  • Actual as a percentage of base salary
  • Target as a percentage of base salary
  • Data by industry
  • Data by job family (short term only)

Long-term incentives

  • Eligibility
  • Percentage receiving
  • Actual payout as a percentage of base salary (Black-Scholes and Accounting Cost Method)

Long-term incentive plan

  • Prevalence of LTI vehicles
  • Vesting types and criteria
  • LTI plan structure
  • Performance measures

A global online subscription includes 12 months' access to market-specific data for all available markets. Global online includes the Excel reports and the option to create PDF reports. Region Excel reports include access to market-specific data for all available markets within the selected region.

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Available countries

Americas

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • United States
  • Uruguay

Note: Job family and the industry data are not available for all markets.

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • China-Beijing
  • China-Changzhou-Wuxi
  • China-Chengdu
  • China-Chongqing
  • China-Dalian-Shenyang-Changchun
  • China-Guangdong
  • China-Hangzhou-Ningbo
  • China-Nanjing
  • China-Qingdao
  • China-Shanghai
  • China-Suzhou-Kunshan
  • China-Tianjin
  • China-Wuhan
  • China-Xiamen-Fuzhou
  • China-Xian
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Cameroon
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan-Almaty
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine-Kiev
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • Zambia

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