A third call $62,000 fair pay for their job
Core finding
About a third of Americans (36%) would consider $62,192 fair pay for their current job, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey.
Roughly one-in-five (19%) are not employed, and the rest spread across degrees of under- and overpayment, led by the 10% who call that salary extreme underpayment.
Topline distribution
A third call $62,000 fair pay for their job.
If you were paid $62,192 for your current job, would you consider that to be:
n = 1,000 · Aug 13–18, 2025 · MoE ±3.1%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Aug 13–18, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.1% |
| Module | Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025
If you were paid $62,192 for your current job, would you consider that to be:
Cite this question
Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.