The Carbon Salary Survey

The recent Carbon Salary Survey by Alcoa, Acre, and Thompson Reuters is the first to document the quickly changing HR demographics of those in the climate change sectors. The whole report is worth a look, but some interesting findings stand out.

1. The average salary is well-beyond the global average at $76,000 (although the distribution is polarized between very high and low salaries)

2. Climate change workers are generally happy. 77% say they are satisfied with their job and most find their position as secure or more secure than previously (although not in the UK)

3. The gender pay gap in society is replicated in climate change jobs with males earning 23 % more than their female counterparts

4. Non-climate change related degrees tend to produce higher salaries. Somewhat paradoxically, bachelors and masters degrees provide students with a roughly 20 % pay premium when they are not in climate change fields.