The Macdonald & Company Rewards, Attitudes and Salary Report
Now in its 21st edition, the annual Macdonald & Company Rewards, Attitudes and Salary survey remains the most comprehensive in the international Real Estate and Built Environment sectors.
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Despite unprecedented times, we wanted to continue to report our findings from our annual Rewards and Attitudes survey for 2020-2021. We are grateful for our participants taking their time to complete the survey and also give their views on working in Real Estate during the global pandemic.
Now in its 21st edition, I am pleased to be able to present the insightful data from our industry, including commentary from our expert consultants and RICS, with our first fully digital and interactive report.
Peter Moore MRICS, CEO
Key Findings
The sentimental impact of the pandemic in Real Estate
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Why the industry needs to monitor a diversity rewards gap, as well as salary
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Where it costs not to be qualified
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More than a third of Real Estate talent is hidden to all but the professional recruitment sector
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Where in the world does Real Estate pay the most?
Average salaries per region*
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Median
| £ | 50000 |
| € | 55420 |
| US $ | 67909 |
| HK $ | 526686 |
| S $ | 89836 |
| RMB ¥ | 439313 |
| AED | 249239 |
Mean
| £ | 62672 |
| € | 69466 |
| US $ | 85120 |
| HK $ | 660170 |
| S $ | 112604 |
| RMB ¥ | 550652 |
| AED | 312406 |
Median
| € | 80000 |
| £ | 72195 |
| US $ | 98043 |
| HK $ | 760481 |
| S $ | 129785 |
| RMB ¥ | 634888 |
| AED | 360142 |
Mean
| € | 95924 |
| £ | 86565 |
| US $ | 117559 |
| HK $ | 911855 |
| S $ | 155618 |
| RMB ¥ | 761263 |
| AED | 431828 |
Median
| HK $ | 55000 |
| S $ | 9385 |
| RMB ¥ | 45919 |
| US $ | 7091 |
| £ | 5220 |
| € | 5783 |
| AED | 26047 |
Mean
| HK $ | 70402 |
| S $ | 12013 |
| RMB ¥ | 58778 |
| US $ | 9077 |
| £ | 6682 |
| € | 7402 |
| AED | 33341 |
Median
| S $ | 10000 |
| HK $ | 58600 |
| RMB ¥ | 48930 |
| US $ | 7556 |
| £ | 5563 |
| € | 6163 |
| AED | 27752 |
Mean
| S $ | 12619 |
| HK $ | 73948 |
| RMB ¥ | 61745 |
| US $ | 9535 |
| £ | 7020 |
| € | 7777 |
| AED | 35020 |
Median
| RMB ¥ | 45833 |
| HK $ | 54873 |
| S $ | 9371 |
| US $ | 7078 |
| £ | 5212 |
| € | 5776 |
| AED | 25998 |
Mean
| RMB ¥ | 63273 |
| HK $ | 75754 |
| S $ | 12937 |
| US $ | 9771 |
| £ | 7195 |
| € | 7974 |
| AED | 35890 |
Median
| AED | 32000 |
| US $ | 8712 |
| £ | 6413 |
| € | 7110 |
| HK $ | 67570 |
| S $ | 11529 |
| RMB ¥ | 56415 |
Mean
| AED | 37123 |
| US $ | 10107 |
| £ | 7440 |
| € | 8248 |
| HK $ | 78387 |
| S $ | 13375 |
| RMB ¥ | 65447 |
*Averages (median) in local currencies exchanged using rates as per 08.01.21
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Which popular Asset Class internationally pays the most?
Combined global average, USD*
*Pre-pandemic figures converted from local currency to USD on 08.01.21
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Average annual salary by Gender
Real Estate's combined global average, USD (31.4% gap)*
*Figures converted from local currencies to USD on 08.01.21
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