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Raises at Amazon

Based on feedback from 547 Amazon employees, the majority of them reported they received a raise Every year. Compared to all the departments at Amazon, the Business Development team received a raise Every year, while the Legal team received no raise. Lastly, employees who have a Doctoral or professional degree or have Over 10 Years work experience received a raise Every year.

Q: How often do you get a raise?

Answered by 547 Amazon employees

Gender

Male

Every 6 months or less
9%
Every year
63%
Every 2 years
10%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
13%

Female

Every 6 months or less
20%
Every year
45%
Every 2 years
10%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
17%

Ethnicity

67%
Every year

Native American employees at Amazon answered Every year the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian employees at Amazon answered Every 3 years or more the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Other
  • Native American
Every 6 months or less
12%
Every year
59%
Every 2 years
8%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
16%
Every 6 months or less
13%
Every year
48%
Every 2 years
16%
Every 3 years or more
10%
Never
13%
Every 6 months or less
19%
Every year
46%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
19%
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
65%
Every 2 years
16%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
9%
Every 6 months or less
24%
Every year
47%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
12%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
67%
Every 2 years
16%
Every 3 years or more
17%
Never
0%

Department

90%
Every year

Amazon employees in Business Development answered Every year the most among all other departments.

Amazon employees in Engineering answered Every 6 months or less the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • Legal
  • Sales
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • IT
Every 6 months or less
2%
Every year
76%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
2%
Never
9%
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
15%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
12%
Every 6 months or less
18%
Every year
46%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
14%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
44%
Every 2 years
6%
Every 3 years or more
17%
Never
22%
Every 6 months or less
16%
Every year
53%
Every 2 years
5%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
23%
Every 6 months or less
20%
Every year
60%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
20%
Every 6 months or less
35%
Every year
32%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
15%
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
53%
Every 2 years
10%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
21%
Every 6 months or less
25%
Every year
0%
Every 2 years
25%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
50%
Every 6 months or less
19%
Every year
44%
Every 2 years
15%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
15%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
47%
Every 2 years
39%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
7%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
90%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
10%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
71%
Every 2 years
29%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
61%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
17%

Age

69%
Every year

Amazon employees aged 26-30 answered Every year the most among all other ethnicities.

Amazon employees aged 41-45 answered Every 2 years the least among all other ethnicities.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
Every 6 months or less
15%
Every year
61%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
69%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
7%
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
59%
Every 2 years
18%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
14%
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
64%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
19%
Every year
56%
Every 2 years
3%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
16%
Every 6 months or less
14%
Every year
59%
Every 2 years
17%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
5%
Every 6 months or less
14%
Every year
58%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
14%
Every 6 months or less
37%
Every year
50%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
13%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
50%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
25%
Never
25%

Education

73%
Every year

Amazon employees with a Master's answered Every year the most among all other education levels.

Amazon employees with a Bachelor's degree answered Every 6 months or less the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Every 6 months or less
32%
Every year
32%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
28%
Never
8%
Every 6 months or less
27%
Every year
44%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
22%
Every 6 months or less
29%
Every year
42%
Every 2 years
17%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
8%
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
70%
Every 2 years
17%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
5%
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
73%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
12%
Every 6 months or less
9%
Every year
37%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
36%

Experience

64%
Every year

Amazon employees with Over 10 Years experience answered Every year the most among all other segments.

Amazon employees with 6 to 10 Years experience answered Every 6 months or less the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Every 6 months or less
22%
Every year
42%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
15%
Every 6 months or less
22%
Every year
53%
Every 2 years
8%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
10%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
10%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
12%
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
56%
Every 2 years
17%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
20%
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
64%
Every 2 years
8%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
15%

Location

100%
Every year

Amazon employees in Austin answered Every year the most among all other locations.

Amazon employees in New York answered Every 3 years or more the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Austin
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Dallas
  • Dalton, GA
  • Denver
  • Dover, DE
  • Elizabethtown, KY
  • Homosassa Springs, FL
  • Jackson, MI
  • Los Angeles
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Portland
  • San Antonio, TX
  • San Francisco
  • Scranton, PA
  • Seattle
  • Sebring, FL
  • Washington, DC
Every 6 months or less
13%
Every year
63%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
11%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
100%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
100%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
36%
Every year
29%
Every 2 years
21%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
7%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
75%
Every 2 years
25%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
33%
Every year
34%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
33%
Every 6 months or less
20%
Every year
60%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
20%
Every 6 months or less
20%
Every year
40%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
40%
Every 6 months or less
67%
Every year
0%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
33%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
0%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
67%
Never
33%
Every 6 months or less
33%
Every year
50%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
17%
Every 6 months or less
67%
Every year
0%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
33%
Every 6 months or less
9%
Every year
57%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
12%
Never
13%
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
57%
Every 2 years
17%
Every 3 years or more
2%
Never
17%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
80%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
20%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
40%
Every 2 years
40%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
20%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
67%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
33%
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
65%
Every 2 years
15%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
9%
Every 6 months or less
67%
Every year
0%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
33%
Every 6 months or less
9%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
13%
Every 6 months or less
67%
Every year
33%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
47%
Every 2 years
18%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
24%

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