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Raises at Microsoft

Based on feedback from 391 Microsoft employees, the majority of them reported they received a raise Every year. Compared to all the departments at Microsoft, the Customer Support team received a raise Every 6 months or less, while the Admin team answered that they received a raise Every year. Lastly, employees who have a Associate's degree or have Over 10 Years work experience received a raise Every year.

Q: How often do you get a raise?

Answered by 391 Microsoft employees

Gender

Male

Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
79%
Every 2 years
8%
Every 3 years or more
2%
Never
6%

Female

Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
81%
Every 2 years
6%
Every 3 years or more
2%
Never
7%

Ethnicity

86%
Every year

Asian or Pacific Islander employees at Microsoft answered Every year the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
78%
Every 2 years
8%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
6%
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
73%
Every 2 years
17%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
65%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
21%
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
86%
Every 2 years
2%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
5%
Every 6 months or less
25%
Every year
50%
Every 2 years
25%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
84%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
3%

Department

86%
Every year

Microsoft employees in Engineering answered Every year the most among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • IT
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • HR
Every 6 months or less
2%
Every year
86%
Every 2 years
5%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
4%
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
79%
Every 2 years
5%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
3%
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
63%
Every 2 years
16%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
5%
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
78%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
14%
Every year
43%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
29%
Never
14%
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
78%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
33%
Every year
34%
Every 2 years
33%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
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
5%
Every year
83%
Every 2 years
6%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
6%
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
73%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
14%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
82%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
67%
Every 2 years
17%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
8%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
86%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%

Age

91%
Every year

Microsoft employees aged 46-50 answered Every year the most among all other ethnicities.

Microsoft employees aged 31-35 answered Every 6 months or less the least among all other ethnicities.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
73%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
4%
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
79%
Every 2 years
5%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
7%
Every 6 months or less
2%
Every year
82%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
4%
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
80%
Every 2 years
5%
Every 3 years or more
2%
Never
8%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
85%
Every 2 years
5%
Every 3 years or more
2%
Never
8%
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
91%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
3%
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
58%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
80%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
20%
Never
0%

Education

90%
Every year

Microsoft employees with a Doctoral or professional answered Every year the most among all other education levels.

Microsoft employees with a Bachelor's degree answered Every 3 years or more the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
  • Some college
  • Associate's
Every 6 months or less
25%
Every year
50%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
12%
Never
13%
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
84%
Every 2 years
5%
Every 3 years or more
3%
Never
4%
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
81%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
4%
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
90%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
5%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
61%
Every 2 years
18%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
14%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
86%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
14%
Never
0%

Experience

85%
Every year

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

Microsoft employees with 3 to 6 Years experience answered Every 3 years or more 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
23%
Every year
41%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
24%
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
79%
Every 2 years
7%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
7%
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
79%
Every 2 years
10%
Every 3 years or more
1%
Never
5%
Every 6 months or less
8%
Every year
74%
Every 2 years
6%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
5%
Every 6 months or less
1%
Every year
85%
Every 2 years
5%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
5%

Location

100%
Every year

Microsoft employees in Dallas answered Every year the most among all other locations.

Microsoft employees in Seattle answered Every 6 months or less the least among all other locations.

  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Greensboro, NC
  • Los Angeles
  • Miami, FL
  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
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
0%
Every year
67%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
33%
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
0%
Every year
100%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
34%
Every 2 years
33%
Every 3 years or more
33%
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
67%
Every 2 years
22%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
11%
Every 6 months or less
33%
Every year
0%
Every 2 years
67%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Every 6 months or less
9%
Every year
55%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
18%
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
83%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
4%
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
81%
Every 2 years
6%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
6%

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