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Q: How much of a salary increase do you expect each year?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Industries

The most common answer was "3%" (33%)

None
16%
3%
33%
5%
29%
10%
15%
15% or more
7%

Gender

Male

None
15%
3%
31%
5%
31%
10%
16%
15% or more
7%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

None
18%
3%
34%
5%
28%
10%
14%
15% or more
6%
Answered by 10,000+ Female employees

Non-Binary

None
29%
3%
10%
5%
23%
10%
15%
15% or more
23%
Answered by < 100 Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

36%
3%

Caucasian answered 3% the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
None
17%
3%
36%
5%
29%
10%
13%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
None
15%
3%
30%
5%
31%
10%
17%
15% or more
7%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
None
15%
3%
28%
5%
29%
10%
18%
15% or more
10%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
None
9%
3%
25%
5%
31%
10%
23%
15% or more
12%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
None
18%
3%
27%
5%
22%
10%
19%
15% or more
14%
Answered by 100+ Native American
None
16%
3%
26%
5%
29%
10%
19%
15% or more
10%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Age

40%
3%

56-60 answered 3% the most among all other age groups.

46-50 answered 15% or more the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
None
17%
3%
27%
5%
29%
10%
18%
15% or more
9%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
None
13%
3%
28%
5%
32%
10%
19%
15% or more
8%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
None
14%
3%
30%
5%
33%
10%
17%
15% or more
6%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
None
15%
3%
35%
5%
30%
10%
15%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
None
15%
3%
39%
5%
29%
10%
12%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
None
20%
3%
39%
5%
29%
10%
9%
15% or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
None
22%
3%
39%
5%
26%
10%
9%
15% or more
4%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 51-55
None
20%
3%
40%
5%
26%
10%
9%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 500+ aged 56-60
None
27%
3%
39%
5%
19%
10%
9%
15% or more
6%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
None
21%
3%
33%
5%
29%
10%
13%
15% or more
4%
Answered by 100+ aged 66+

Education

36%
3%

Master's answered 3% the most among all other education levels.

Bachelor's answered 15% or more the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
None
20%
3%
29%
5%
25%
10%
17%
15% or more
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
None
21%
3%
32%
5%
28%
10%
13%
15% or more
6%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
None
17%
3%
33%
5%
30%
10%
14%
15% or more
6%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
None
14%
3%
34%
5%
32%
10%
15%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
None
12%
3%
36%
5%
30%
10%
16%
15% or more
6%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
None
16%
3%
29%
5%
30%
10%
17%
15% or more
8%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

38%
3%

Over 10 Years answered 3% the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
None
20%
3%
28%
5%
27%
10%
16%
15% or more
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
None
15%
3%
30%
5%
29%
10%
18%
15% or more
8%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
None
15%
3%
28%
5%
31%
10%
18%
15% or more
8%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
None
14%
3%
31%
5%
31%
10%
17%
15% or more
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
None
17%
3%
38%
5%
28%
10%
12%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

100%
5%

Victoria, TX answered 5% the most among all other locations.

Denver answered 15% or more the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Riverside, CA
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Victoria, TX
  • Washington, DC
None
16%
3%
36%
5%
29%
10%
14%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 500+ in Atlanta
None
15%
3%
35%
5%
29%
10%
16%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 1,000+ in Boston
None
14%
3%
35%
5%
31%
10%
14%
15% or more
6%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
None
19%
3%
35%
5%
26%
10%
13%
15% or more
7%
Answered by 500+ in Dallas
None
14%
3%
39%
5%
30%
10%
13%
15% or more
4%
Answered by 500+ in Denver
None
21%
3%
34%
5%
21%
10%
18%
15% or more
6%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
None
18%
3%
38%
5%
26%
10%
13%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
None
16%
3%
28%
5%
31%
10%
18%
15% or more
7%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
None
17%
3%
37%
5%
36%
10%
4%
15% or more
6%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
None
14%
3%
28%
5%
29%
10%
19%
15% or more
10%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
None
16%
3%
36%
5%
30%
10%
14%
15% or more
4%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
None
33%
3%
0%
5%
45%
10%
22%
15% or more
0%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
None
15%
3%
29%
5%
34%
10%
18%
15% or more
4%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
None
10%
3%
26%
5%
33%
10%
21%
15% or more
10%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
None
14%
3%
32%
5%
36%
10%
13%
15% or more
5%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
None
0%
3%
0%
5%
100%
10%
0%
15% or more
0%
Answered by < 100 in Victoria, TX
None
14%
3%
37%
5%
30%
10%
13%
15% or more
6%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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