Mercer QuickPulse®

Quick insights on topics that matter

Quick insights on topics that matter

The role of HR professionals has never been in the spotlight more than in the past couple of years. Adapting to challenges with agility and preparing for the future with confidence is the name of the game. Maintaining a pulse on what’s happening outside of your organization is essential to understanding current market practices, identifying emerging trends, refining your total rewards strategy, and securing employees.

Mercer QuickPulse ® Surveys bring together the latest rewards insights and our popular Compensation Planning Survey results to help you see what’s happening now. Each survey within the series should take approximately 30 minutes to complete and you’ll receive the results report for free.

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Survey participation: Monday, February 9, 2026 - Friday, February 20, 2026

Survey publication: Mid March


2026 Mercer QuickPulse ® Survey Schedule
Survey Topic Survey Opens Survey Closes Results
Hot Topics – TBD February 9, 2026 February 20, 2026 March 11, 2026
Compensation Planning (March Edition) March 9, 2026 March 20, 2026 April 13, 2026
Executive Hot Topics - NEW JMay 11, 2026 May 22, 2026 June 17, 2026
Hot Topics - TBD June 1, 2026 June 12, 2026 June 30, 2026
Compensation Planning (July Edition) July 13, 2026 July 24, 2026 August 19,2026
Compensation Planning (October Edition) October 19, 2026 October 30, 2026 November 23, 2026
Executive Compensation & Benefits November 9, 2026 November 27, 2026 December 21, 2026
2025 Mercer QuickPulse ® Survey Schedule
Survey Topic Survey Opens Survey Closes Results
HR & Total Rewards Function Effectiveness View survey findings February 10, 2025 February 21, 2025 Mid March
Compensation Planning (March Edition) View survey findings March 10, 2025 March 21, 2025 Mid April
Hot Topics  View survey findings June 2, 2025 June 13, 2025 Early July
Compensation Planning View survey findings July 14, 2025 July 25, 2025 Late August
Compensation Planning (October Edition) October 20, 2025 October 31, 2025 Mid November