Central America January 2026
~110k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~40
Organizations
These insights represent ~110k questions answered from ~40 organizations, collected between January 2025 and December 2025.
To ensure accuracy and stability of Emerging benchmarks we may use statistical sampling methods. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Computer Software, Financial Services, Information Technology & Services, Computer & Network Security, Hospitality, Chemicals, Management Consulting, Telecommunications, Sports, Retail
Reported gender breakdown
Male
60%
Female
40%
Non-Binary
0.02%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
78% of Central America employees are engaged
This is in the top 29% compared with other regions.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 33 and is in the top 9% compared with other regions.
How does Central America compare?
People in Central America were much more positive than average regarding Action, Feedback & Recognition, and Collaboration & Communication.
People working in Central America are more engaged than Benelux, DACH, Central Europe, and Nordic.
The highest scoring question for Central America had 92% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Inclusion.
People in Central America were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies' with 23% of people disagreeing (+0% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 17% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-3% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 7% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
1%
3 months to 6 months
0.91%
6 months to less than 1 year
4%
1 to less than 2 years
15%
2 to less than 4 years
15%
4 to less than 6 years
8%
6 to less than 10 years
19%
Greater than 10 years
37%