Involvement Benchmark 2026: How Employees Rate Involvement at Work

Involvement scores 8.04 out of 10 in CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark, joint 13th of 22 engagement drivers, with a 0.51 correlation to eNPS (5th strongest of 22).

Based on ~439,000 survey answers.Q3 2026 dataLast updated: October 2026

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

SNAPSHOT

Involvement benchmark for 2026 at a glance

Score

8.04 / 10

Link to eNPS (r)

0.51

5th strongest of 22

Top quartile starts at

8.60

Fifth-strongest link to eNPS (0.51), yet joint 13th of 22 on score.

The spread of Involvement from its lowest reported industry to its highest

Logistics and TransportationCreative and Media

6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00

Lowest to highest reported industryAll companies 8.04

The two ends are the lowest and the highest reported industry for this driver, joined so the size of the spread between them is the thing you see. The dashed line is the all-company score.

HIGHEST

Industries where employees rate Involvement highest

Creative and Media employees rate Involvement highest, at 8.52 out of 10. That puts it 0.48 above the all-company Involvement score of 8.04.
Hospitality employees rate Involvement second highest, at 8.26 out of 10. That puts it 0.22 above the all-company Involvement score of 8.04.

Industries that rate Involvement highest

Creative and Media8.528.04

Hospitality8.268.04

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This segmentAll companies 8.04

Each segment gets two bars on one scale: its own score on top and the all-company score underneath, so the comparison is simply which bar is longer and by how much. Only industries with enough answers to report are shown.

See employee engagement scores for every industry.

LOWEST

Industries where employees rate Involvement lowest

Logistics and Transportation employees rate Involvement lowest, at 7.60 out of 10. That puts it 0.44 below the all-company Involvement score of 8.04.
Construction and Heavy Industry employees rate Involvement second lowest, at 7.87. That puts it 0.17 below the all-company Involvement score of 8.04.
Finance employees rate Involvement third lowest, at 7.89 out of 10. That puts it 0.15 below the all-company Involvement score of 8.04.

Industries that rate Involvement lowest

Logistics and Transportation7.60

Construction and Heavy Industry7.87

Finance7.89

6.00Driver score, 0 to 10 scale, axis truncated at 6.00 so differences are visible10.00

This segmentAll companies 8.04

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 how all 22 drivers rank on score and on their link to eNPS.

BREAKDOWN

Involvement scores by region and company size

How Involvement varies by region

APACMiddle East and AfricaLatin AmericaEuropeNorth America

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This segmentAll companies 8.04

All 5 regions, highest first. 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. Regions are ordered highest to lowest.

How Involvement changes as companies get bigger

Micro (under 100)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 8.04

All 4 company sizes, 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: Work Environment ranks just above Involvement, and Leadership just below.

QUESTIONS

Common questions about the Involvement benchmark

What is a good involvement score?

An Involvement score of 8.60 or higher puts a company in the top quartile of CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark. The all-company Involvement score is 8.04 out of 10, joint 13th of 22 drivers.

Which industries score highest and lowest on involvement?

Of the industries with enough answers to report, Creative and Media (8.52) and Hospitality (8.26) score highest on Involvement, and Logistics and Transportation scores lowest at 7.60.

How strongly does involvement affect eNPS?

Involvement has a 0.51 correlation with eNPS, 5th strongest of the 22 drivers and a strong link on CultureMonkey's scale (0.5 or more is strong). It measures how closely the two move together across benchmark segments and does not prove that one causes the other.

What does the involvement driver measure in an employee engagement survey?

How much say people have in decisions that affect their work. That is how CultureMonkey defines Involvement, one of 22 engagement drivers scored from 0 to 10.

How does the involvement score differ between regions?

Across all 5 regions, APAC and Middle East and Africa share the highest Involvement score, 8.12, while North America scores lowest on Involvement at 7.73.

How does the involvement score differ by company size?

SMB companies (100 to 499 employees) score highest on Involvement at 8.18, and micro companies (under 100 employees) lowest at 7.87.

How does the involvement score compare with other engagement drivers?

Involvement ranks joint 13th of 22 engagement drivers on score at 8.04, below Work Environment (8.10) and level with Leadership (8.04). On its link to eNPS it ranks 5th of 22.

What is the average involvement score?

Across CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark, the average Involvement score is 8.04 out of 10, based on ~439,000 survey answers. It is the mean of company-level Involvement scores.

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