 It's the ADP's People at Work 2024, which surveyed 34,000 workers in 18 countries and asked employees to rank the three aspects of a job that are most important. It found salary at 55% was the top priority in every region and across all age groups. Though salary being the most important isn't surprising, some of the other top answers were job security ranked second with 46% prioritizing it. 34% listed career progression.