Italy: satisfaction with salary 2021

Analyzing the six criteria used to compare the degree of salary satisfaction among Italian employees, it can be seen that the overall satisfaction reached 4.4 points out of ten. According to a study published by JobPricing in 2021, employees were quite unsatisfied with the meritocracy aspect, which scored only 3.9 points out of ten.

How satisfied do you think employees are with their salary?

Characteristic	Average satisfaction (0-10)
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March 2021

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Italy

Survey time period

January 2021

Number of respondents

2,039 respondents

Special properties

Employees

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Da 0 a 10, quanto un lavoratore dipendente è soddisfatto della sua retribuzione?".
The source gives more detailed explanations of the characteristics:
Overall satisfaction: "I am overall satisfied of my salary"
Internal equity: "I am paid equally to my position and to my colleagues"
External competitiveness: "My salary is similar to the one that I could receive in similar firms (competitors, companies in similar sector with similar size)"
Performance and salary: "I am paid in proportion to my concrete contribution to the achievement of company objectives, and on the base of my department"
Transparency: "I am aware of the procedures and the criteria followed by the firms for rewards based on merit (promotion, bonus, raise...)"
Trust and understanding: "The reasons behind rewards based on merit in my companies are reasonable"
Meritocracy: "In my company, rewards based on merit really go to the employees that deserved them"

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