Meeting/Event Information

Salary Trends + Insights from the 2026 Milliman Compensation Surveys

Brief overview:

Join us for insights from Milliman’s 2026 Northwest Cross-Industry Compensation and Benefits Survey results. This session will highlight the latest regional trends employers are seeing across industries, including pay movement, turnover, recruiting and retention pressures, benefit cost trends, and evolving workforce practices.

Attendees will learn:

• How 2026 salary increase budgets and actual pay adjustments are trending across the Pacific Northwest
• What regional labor market conditions mean for compensation planning
• How employee turnover, recruitment challenges, and retention pressures compare across industries
• Where market pressure is uneven, including “hot jobs” and roles experiencing faster pay movement
• How cost of labor differs from cost of living in key Northwest markets
• How benefit costs are changing as a share of payroll
• What employers are doing around remote work, flexibility, and workforce practices

Lauren Busey, CCP

Principal & Survey Director

Lauren Busey is a principal with Milliman’s Seattle office. A Certified Compensation Professional, she has been with Milliman since 2011 and brings approximately 15 years of experience advising clients on compensation and benefits strategy, market benchmarking, and salary survey analysis across a range of industries.