Stat Of The Week: Remote Work Or More Money? 

Where our readers draw the line.

We recently set out to gauge how our readers feel about office reentry, specifically asking whether different levels of salary bump would be preferable to permanent work-from-home flexibility.

According to our survey, it would take a 30% increase to get over half of our readers to choose to forgo the ability to work remotely. 

A combined 357 of our 600-plus respondents said a 10%, 20%, or 30% salary increase would be their choice over permanent remote flexibility. (Not all respondents completed the full survey.) 

See the breakdown below. 

Which is more appealing to you?

Which is more appealing to you?

Asked only of those who reported they would prefer permanent work from home flexibility over a 10% pay raise.


Which is more appealing to you?

Asked only of those who reported they would prefer permanent work from home flexibility over a 20% pay raise.

Stay tuned for a full report on how our readers feel about returning to the office, including frequent reactions like “Noooooooooooooooooooooo” — along with a handful of positive ones as well. 

Earlier: How Much Do You Dread Returning to The Office?


Jeremy Barker is the director of content marketing for Breaking Media. Feel free to email him with questions or comments and to connect on LinkedIn