Half of Americans would take a pay cut to work remotely and many are willing to give up vacation days, survey finds [Video]

It turns out that remote work is still valuable — at least for prospective employees.

A new FlexJobs survey of 4,000 workers in the US, conducted in February 2024, found that workers are clamoring for work-from-anywhere roles. If every employer offered a remote-work policy, per FlexJobs’ polling, 75% of workers would take them up on it. And they’re willing to pay for that ability: Half of workers surveyed said they would take a pay cut for the policy.

And it’s not just pay that workers are willing to forego. Around a fifth of workers said they’d increase their working hours to work from anywhere, and 15% said they’d even give up their vacation days.

Millennials led the charge, as 69% were willing to give up something to work from anywhere. This percentage fell to 59% for Gen X and 50% for boomers.

The workers surveyed said they would give up other benefits as well — 23% would give up professional development opportunities, while 13% …