The survey revealed that a whopping 60% of participants showed a “relatively high level of unhappiness” with their current salary. One in five participants (19.74%) declared that they are “very unhappy” with their salary, while 41.74% stated that they are “more or less unhappy”. On the other hand, 32.96% of participants are “more or less happy”, while only 5.56% stated that they are “very happy” with their salary.
When asked if they felt that their salary is fair compared to the current average on the market, one in two participants (51.25%) responded that they feel they are being paid less. Only 17.16% think that their salary is above the national average.
Related to the general unhappiness regarding salaries, the majority of participants (60%) also think that Luxembourg companies do not have adequate salary policies. 28% stated that they badly negotiated their salary, while 18% do not dare to bring up the issue with their boss.
Arthur Meulmann, the director of jobs.lu, acknowledged that many companies in the Grand Duchy indeed lack a clear and coherent policy regarding salaries. It also remains difficult to establish a “proper communication” regarding the issue, according to Meulmann. However, happiness is “essential”, especially on a labour market where people are already struggling, the head of jobs.lu stressed.
