As employers still struggle to get their employees back to the office, they offer a number of enticements, such as ping pong tables, free snacks, and trendy décor. But the one perquisite that workers really want is having their commutes paid for, Business Insider reported.

Eight out of 10 employees say they'd be more willing to return to the office if their employer paid for their commute, a survey 1,038 remote workers (or those who were remote until recently) by staffing and sales platform Ringover found. 

Workers spent an average of $8,466 annually, or about $700 a month, on commuting to the office, accounting for gas, car maintenance, car insurance and more, according to a 2023 Bankrate survey. That is up from an average of $6,500 in 2019.

Increased pay would also entice workers back to the office, the Ringover survey reported. Forty-eight percent said that an average increase of $7,500 would seal the deal. More than three quarters of the remote workers surveyed (77.6 percent) expected a pay increase of some sort in order to go back to work, and more than two thirds (67.4 percent) would be willing to quit in order to negotiate a deal.

Other perks that workers believe would lure them back into the office include a paid-for on-site gym (77.1 percent), more time with co-workers with whom they are friends (76 percent), increased charitable contributions by their organization (75.7 percent), and a four-day work week (74.1 percent).

Overall, 96.3 percent of remote workers would return to the office, depending on various conditions and offers that they would seek. Of the remaining 3.7 percent, no amount of salary increase or in-office perks would be enough to convince them of a return to the office.