Engagement Survey Section Benchmark 2026: How Employees Rate Their Engagement Questions

The engagement section of CultureMonkey surveys scores 8.14 out of 10 in the 2026 benchmark, joint 10th of 22 drivers. This is separate from the overall engagement score of 8.05.

Based on ~354,000 survey answers.Q3 2026 dataLast updated: October 2026

Industries, regions and company sizes appear here only when they have at least 3 companies for this survey section, so this page can list fewer than the parent's segment tables. Industry rankings cover the 14 industries with a full driver breakdown.

SNAPSHOT

Engagement survey section benchmark for 2026 at a glance

Score
8.14 / 10
Survey answers
~354,000
Top quartile starts at
8.53

This driver is one survey section. It is separate from the overall engagement score (8.05), a flat average of every rating answer in the survey.

What a company has to score on Engagement Survey Section to reach the top quartile

All companies today8.14
Top quartile starts at8.53
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
All-company scoreTop-quartile threshold
Two bars on one scale: where all companies sit today, and where the top quartile begins. The difference in bar length is what a company has to close to get there.
HIGHEST

Industries where employees rate the engagement section highest

  • Hospitality employees rate the engagement section highest, at 9.07 out of 10. That puts it 0.93 above the all-company engagement section score of 8.14.
  • Healthcare employees rate the engagement section second highest, at 8.62 out of 10. That puts it 0.48 above the all-company engagement section score of 8.14.

Industries that rate Engagement Survey Section highest

Hospitality9.07
Healthcare8.62
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
This segmentAll companies 8.14
Each bar runs to that segment's score. The upright tick on every bar is the all-company score for this driver, and the figure under each bar is its distance from that score. Only industries with enough answers to report are shown.

See employee engagement scores for every industry.

LOWEST

Industries where employees rate the engagement section lowest

  • Professional Services employees rate the engagement section lowest, at 7.68 out of 10. That puts it 0.46 below the all-company engagement section score of 8.14.
  • Technology employees rate the engagement section second lowest, at 7.91 out of 10. That puts it 0.23 below the all-company engagement section score of 8.14.
  • Finance employees rate the engagement section third lowest, at 8.08 out of 10. That puts it 0.06 below the all-company engagement section score of 8.14.

Industries that rate Engagement Survey Section lowest

7.687.918.08
Professional ServicesTechnologyFinance
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
This segmentAll companies 8.14
Each column is one segment's score. The dashed line is the all-company score for this driver, so a column above the line scores higher than the benchmark and one below it scores lower. Only industries with enough answers to report are shown.

See how all 22 drivers rank on score.

BREAKDOWN

Engagement section scores by region and company size

The engagement section by region

Middle East and Africa8.17
APAC8.15
Latin America7.90
Europe7.61
North America7.58
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
This segmentAll companies 8.14
Across all 5 regions, engagement section ranges from 7.58 in North America to 8.17 in Middle East and Africa.

How Engagement Survey Section changes as companies get bigger

8.128.148.14
SMB (100 to 499)Mid-Market (500 to 1,999)Enterprise (2,000+)
6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00
This segmentAll companies 8.14
Company sizes with enough answers to report, smallest first. The line joins the segments in order and the shaded area under it makes the direction of travel easy to follow. The dashed line is the all-company score for this driver. Company sizes run from the smallest headcount band to the largest.

See employee engagement by region and by company size.

Next in the ranking: Autonomy ranks just above the engagement section, and Innovation just below.

QUESTIONS

Common questions about the engagement survey section benchmark

What is a good engagement section score?

An engagement section score of 8.53 or higher puts a company in the top quartile of CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark. The all-company score for this section is 8.14 out of 10, joint 10th of 22 drivers.

Which industries score highest and lowest on the engagement survey section?

Of the industries with enough answers to report, Hospitality (9.07) and Healthcare (8.62) score highest on the engagement section, and Professional Services scores lowest at 7.68.

How does the engagement survey section score differ between regions?

Across all 5 regions, Middle East and Africa scores highest on the engagement section at 8.17 and North America lowest at 7.58.

What does the engagement survey section measure?

Overall energy, pride and commitment people bring to their work. That is how CultureMonkey defines this survey section, one of 22 engagement drivers scored from 0 to 10.

How does the engagement survey section score differ by company size?

Of the company sizes with enough answers to report, mid-market companies (500 to 1,999 employees) and enterprise companies (2,000 or more employees) share the highest engagement section score, 8.14, and SMB companies (100 to 499 employees) score lowest at 8.12.

How does the engagement survey section score compare with other engagement drivers?

The engagement section ranks joint 10th of 22 engagement drivers on score at 8.14, below Autonomy (8.22) and level with Innovation (8.14).

Is the engagement survey section the same as the overall engagement score?

No. The engagement survey section scores 8.14 and is one of 22 drivers, while the overall engagement score of 8.05 is a flat average of every rating answer in the survey.

What is the average engagement section score?

Across CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark, the average engagement section score is 8.14 out of 10, based on ~354,000 survey answers. It is the mean of company-level engagement section scores.

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