2025 California Compensation Survey results - CalChamber

Thank you for participating in the 2025 California Compensation Survey in partnership with Gallagher and CalChamber.

Your input helped build one of the most California-specific compensation datasets on the market, with data from 243 organizations, 109,676 employees and 177 benchmark positions across the state.

Attached is your complimentary high level PDF report. Inside, you will see:

• Salary increase trends by employee group for 2025 and projected 2026
• How organizations are adjusting salary structures to keep pace with the market
• Turnover and remote work patterns specific to California employers

If you need to go deeper than statewide averages, we have also made the full online compensation tool available for purchase.

With the online tool, you can:

• Drill down by specific job titles and California ZIP codes
• Filter by region, industry and size that actually matches your workforce
• Compare your current pay ranges to market medians and percentiles
• Support pay equity, retention, and budget decisions with defensible data

Get full access to the online survey tool!

Once purchased, you will receive instructions to access the interactive Excel-based survey tool, so you can quickly pull exactly the views you need for pay decisions, merit cycles, and leadership reporting.

Thank you again for contributing to the inaugural 2025 California Compensation Survey.

Best regards,

CalChamber Team