# Many say this salary would be unfair underpayment for their job

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## Reading

About half of U.S. adults (50%) say a $45,000 salary would be unfair underpayment for their current job, including 22% who call it extremely unfair underpayment, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey.

An additional 18% consider that salary fair pay, and 8% say it would be unfair overpayment, including 1% who call it extremely unfair overpayment. Another 24% say they are not employed.

## Topline

If you were paid each of the following for your current job, would you consider that to be: - $45,000

Many say this salary would be unfair underpayment for their job.

- I am not employed: 24.0%
- Extremely unfair underpayment: 22.0%
- Fair pay: 17.8%
- Very unfair underpayment: 9.6%
- Somewhat unfair underpayment: 9.5%
- Slightly unfair underpayment: 9.1%
- Slightly unfair overpayment: 3.8%
- Somewhat unfair overpayment: 2.0%
- Extremely unfair overpayment: 1.2%
- Very unfair overpayment: 1.1%

## 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: 2025-08-20 → 2025-08-25
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: ASA Omnibus Survey
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#perceived-fairness-of-various-incomes](https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#perceived-fairness-of-various-incomes)

## Citation

ASA Omnibus Survey, fielded August 20-25, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#perceived-fairness-of-various-incomes](https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025#perceived-fairness-of-various-incomes)