Compensation Fairness Perception Survey
Not what people earn – whether they believe the system deciding it is fair.
4 questions · 1 page · about 1 minute to answer · fully editable after you start
Pay satisfaction is about the number; pay fairness is about the system, and the system perception drives attrition harder. This anonymous survey measures the beliefs that matter: whether pay decisions feel explainable, whether similar work earns similar pay here, whether raises track contribution, and how comfortable people are discussing pay at all.
Run it before compensation review season, not after. Low explainability scores are fixable with communication alone – the cheapest attrition lever compensation teams ever get.
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Pay, fairly?
This survey is anonymous: your name, email address, IP address and device are not recorded with your answers.
Q1.How much do you agree?*
| Disagree | Unsure | Agree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I understand how my pay is decided | |||
| Similar work earns similar pay here | |||
| Raises reflect actual contribution | |||
| I could ask about my pay without awkwardness |
Q2.Overall, how fair does compensation feel at this company?*
Q3.Have you looked at market rates for your role recently?
- No
- Casually
- Actively, and I am concerned
Q4.What one change would make pay feel fairer here?
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