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Remote work: how common it is, and what it pays

Most postings never say where the work is. Among those that do, remote dominates — and it pays more.

Key figures

Measure
Postings that state the arrangement5.2%of all postings
Remote (of those that state it)60.2%
Hybrid / on-site (of stated)31.9% / 7.8%
Remote vs on-site pay gap10%$96,158 vs $87,399
Remote-friendly (of all)3.1%many postings stay silent

Frequently asked

What share of postings are remote?

3.1% of all postings are remote-friendly; among postings that state an arrangement, remote is 60.2%.

Does remote pay more?

On stated USD pay, remote averages about 10% above non-remote.

Why is remote share so low overall?

94.8% of postings never state an arrangement, so the overall share understates remote work.

Sources & citation. Measured across 6,564,432 job postings (no sampling) and 23,080 probed links. License CC BY 4.0. Data: JSON · CSV · data health · methodology.
Cite as: DeUnemployment, “Remote work share and remote pay gap — 2026-09-14”, https://deunemployment.com/data/remote-work (2026-09-14).

More data

“Still listed” is a listing-age measure from the source publish date, not a verification that a role is open; link liveness is measured separately. Figures are regenerated monthly. Generated 2026-09-14.