Cities Where Work Stress Is Crushing Americans the Most

Burnout is very real, and sadly, it’s almost impossible to reverse once it begins to happen. Some new data from the digital marketing agency dNovo Group shows just how hard people are burning out across the country. 

Each city was given a Burnout Index score based on many different factors; according to dNovo, “The index combines self-reported burnout levels, workplace environment factors such as average working hours and paid time off utilization, and work-life balance indicators including commute times and access to quality healthcare services.” 

Curious about where your city falls? Take a look. 

Burnout Score: 69 

Burnout Score: 72 

Burnout Score: 73 

Burnout Score: 73 

Burnout Score: 75 

Burnout Score: 77 

Burnout Score: 77 

Burnout Score: 79 

Burnout Score: 80 

Burnout Score: 82 

Burnout Score: 51 

Burnout Score: 51 

Burnout Score: 53 

Burnout Score: 53 

Burnout Score: 54 

Burnout Score: 54 

Burnout Score: 55 

Burnout Score: 58 

Burnout Score: 58 

Burnout Score: 59 

dNovo’s study also took a look at workers’ willingness to return to the office after working remotely. Most people surveyed said they would need some sort of raise to start commuting again. Here’s how it breaks down: 

• Percentage of workers requiring more than a 100% raise: 32% 
• Percentage of workers requiring 51-100%: 16% 
• Percentage of workers requiring 31-50%: 12% 
• Percentage of workers requiring 16-30%: 5% 
• Percentage of workers requiring 1-15%: 3% 
• Percentage of workers that wouldn’t require a raise: 2% 
• Percentage of workers that said no raise would be enough to return: 30% 

Data about pay cuts workers would be willing to take to stay 100% remote was also collected. Here’s what workers that were surveyed had to say: 

• Percentage of workers that would take a 1-15% pay cut to stay remote : 41% 
• Percentage of workers that would take a 16-30% pay cut: 18% 
• Percentage of workers that would take a 31-50% pay cut: 12% 
• Percentage of workers that would take a 50-75% pay cut: 3% 
• Percentage of workers not willing to take a pay cut: 26% 

A survey of almost 3,000 workers for one section of this survey revealed what people would do if asked to return to the office full time. Despite the demand for raises, listed above, 66% said yes, 17% said no, and another 17% said they weren’t sure.