Tech Workers Say Salaries Have Not Kept Pace With Inflation

Most technology professionals say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation, raising pressure on employers to meet growing demand for remote work.

Some 82% of employees living close to their place of work and 64.5% of remote workers noted a squeeze on their salaries, even as average pay in the industry increased from last year, according to a report from Hired, a marketplace for tech jobs. In the US, salaries rose 3.2% to $159,000.

The worst bout of inflation in the US for a generation has so far failed to derail the job market, bolstering workers’ power to demand remote ...