The climbing industry is growing. Help lead it forward by participating in CBJ’s 2026 Compensation Survey. Survey participants receive free access to the industry’s most up-to-date compensation data.
TAKE THE SURVEY HERE
We and our industry thank you for contributing!
First launched in 2024, CBJ’s Compensation Report & Dashboard is the go-to source for climbing gym employee compensation data. As an independent journal serving the businesses and professionals of climbing, we conduct this research to help all parties learn more about compensation standards and foster more equitable workplaces.
For the report’s second edition, we’re aiming for our highest survey turnout yet, with the goal of sharing even more robust data on pay, paid time off and other benefits. This year’s survey is open to all employees who work at a climbing gym or other facility with a climbing wall, anywhere in the world.
If you receive a paycheck from a climbing facility, please complete the survey form below by Sunday, May 31.
TAKE THE SURVEY HERE
Download a PDF flyer to post on staff break room messageboards.
By taking the survey, you’ll get free access to current compensation data, benefit from exclusive discounts/giveaways, and help inform industry benchmarks.
We will publish the anonymized and aggregated results in updated versions of the CBJ Climbing Gym Employee Compensation Report and Dashboard, expected to be released within the next few months.
Benefits of Participating
1) You will have FREE access to the resulting report and dashboard. You will be able to learn and benefit from the anonymized and aggregated data we collect.
2) You will be contributing to the development of our industry. As an industry, we need reliable and recent compensation data. You can help drive that collective knowledge forward.
3) We’ve got over $1000 of giveaways lined up for you! The earlier you take the survey, the more chances you have to win:
- $100 cash drawing on Apr 13
- Asana Focus Crash Pad drawing on April 20
- Rhino Skin Solutions two $150 giftcards drawing on May 17
- PhysiVāntage $300 giftcard drawing on May 24
- $100 cash drawing on May 31
- Discounts from Asana, PhysiVāntage, and CBJ sent to you after survey completion
This survey is not for employees at brands or suppliers.
Privacy Pledge
CBJ has a proven track record of taking data privacy very seriously and handling information shared in surveys with the utmost care. We will not release any details in our reporting that can be tracked back to any specific facility or individual. We do need your email to ensure the validity of responses, and we ask for some sensitive information, but all reporting will contain only aggregated anonymized information.
Examples of past survey results reporting at CBJ can be found here and here. Our data dashboards (see an example here) often contain filters allowing aggregated data to be segmented further, but we work hard to make sure that nothing can be tracked back to you or your facility. CBJ will be handling all data processing. We will not share your personal information with anyone.
You can see our privacy policy here.
