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CBJ Compensation Dashboard 2026 (Essentials Version)

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This data dashboard is the first of its kind covering compensation in the climbing gym industry and is based on two CBJ surveys that ran in late 2024 and again in 2026, which received a combined 1,590 responses from employees in 38 countries. The dynamic dashboard empowers you to dive into the data, with nearly 10 pages of interactive visuals and filters, providing a snapshot into what professionals around the industry are earning. In the charts below you'll find survey results for hourly wages and annual salaries (without and with cost of living adjustments) as well as hours worked, paid time off, other benefits and job satisfaction figures—all broken down by employee and climbing gym characteristics, market factors and job roles. (Click here for the full methodology and report.)

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