Incentives Around the World

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An effectively designed incentive plan can help drive individual performance and steer your company toward success. But understanding how incentives contribute to the total rewards package across your global workforce can be time-consuming, unless you have data that can help you identify which incentives are typically provided in your markets of operation.

Understand how incentive targets differ between 102 markets across the globe with the Incentives Around the World report. With information on short-term, sales, and long-term incentives, you will gain perspective on which of these incentives are commonly offered and how payouts differ by career level. Take a deeper dive into short-term incentives by comparing by job family and industry.

An effectively designed incentive plan can help drive individual performance and steer your company toward success. But understanding how incentives contribute to the total rewards package across your global workforce can be time-consuming, unless you have data that can help you identify which incentives are typically provided in your markets of operation.

Understand how incentive targets differ between 102 markets across the globe with the Incentives Around the World report. With information on short-term, sales, and long-term incentives, you will gain perspective on which of these incentives are commonly offered and how payouts differ by career level. Take a deeper dive into short-term incentives by comparing by job family and industry.

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The global online subscription includes 12 months' access for up to 5 users and includes access to online data for all available markets with the ability to download data into PDF and Excel formats.

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Online data is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Additional users may be added for a fee.

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  • RegionGlobal
  • Sub TitleEnsure your incentives programs are helping to drive organizational objectives and are aligned to your total rewards strategy.
  • Short DescriptionEnsure your incentives programs are helping to drive organizational objectives and are aligned to your total rewards strategy.
  • Product Survey HeadingIncentives Around the World
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  • widget1Publish Date ~ January 2026
  • widget2Key Topics ~ 4
  • widget3Markets Covered ~ 102
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Product Highlights

Annual total cash pay mix

  • Portion of base salary, allowances, short-term incentives

Short-term and sales incentives

  • Actual as a percentage of base salary
  • Eligibility
  • Percentage receiving
  • Target as a percentage of base salary

Long-term incentives

  • Actual as a percentage of base salary (Black-Scholes and Accounting Cost Method)
  • Eligibility
  • Percentage receiving

Long-term incentive plans

  • Long-term incentive plan structure
  • Performance measures
  • Prevalence of long-term incentive vehicles
  • Vesting types and criteria

Americas

  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • United States
  • Uruguay

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • China-Beijing
  • China-Chongqing
  • China-Guangdong
  • China-Hangzhou-Ningbo
  • China-Nanjing
  • China-Qingdao
  • China-Shanghai
  • China-Tianjin
  • China-Wuhan
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Central and Eastern Europe

  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Estonia
  • Hungary
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Uzbekistan

Western Europe

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Middle East and Africa

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Cameroon
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • Israel
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zambia

 

Product Highlights

Annual total cash pay mix

  • Portion of base salary, allowances, short-term incentives

Short-term and sales incentives

  • Actual as a percentage of base salary
  • Eligibility
  • Percentage receiving
  • Target as a percentage of base salary

Long-term incentives

  • Actual as a percentage of base salary (Black-Scholes and Accounting Cost Method)
  • Eligibility
  • Percentage receiving

Long-term incentive plans

  • Long-term incentive plan structure
  • Performance measures
  • Prevalence of long-term incentive vehicles
  • Vesting types and criteria

Americas

  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • United States
  • Uruguay

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • China-Beijing
  • China-Chongqing
  • China-Guangdong
  • China-Hangzhou-Ningbo
  • China-Nanjing
  • China-Qingdao
  • China-Shanghai
  • China-Tianjin
  • China-Wuhan
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Central and Eastern Europe

  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Estonia
  • Hungary
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Uzbekistan

Western Europe

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Middle East and Africa

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Cameroon
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • Israel
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zambia

 

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