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How much has your annual compensation increased in the last 7 years?

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Q: How much has your annual compensation increased in the last 7 years?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "5-20%" (31%)

More than 100%

13%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

31%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

21%

Gender

Male

More than 100%

16%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

30%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

19%

Answered by 5,000+ Male employees

Female

More than 100%

10%

50-100%

13%

20-50%

19%

5-20%

34%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

24%

Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Non-Binary

More than 100%

50-100%

20-50%

5-20%

24%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

55%

Answered by 100+ Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

33%

5-20%

Caucasian answered 5-20% the most among all other ethnicities.

African American/Black answered More than 100% the least among all other ethnicities.

More than 100%

13%

50-100%

13%

20-50%

20%

5-20%

33%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

21%

Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian

More than 100%

11%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

31%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

22%

Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino

More than 100%

50-100%

13%

20-50%

23%

5-20%

30%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

25%

Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black

More than 100%

17%

50-100%

15%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

28%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

18%

Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander

More than 100%

12%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

23%

5-20%

26%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

25%

Answered by 100+ Native American

More than 100%

14%

50-100%

13%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

29%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

23%

Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

40%

5-20%

Operations answered 5-20% the most among all other departments.

Customer Success answered 50-100% the least among all other departments.

More than 100%

19%

50-100%

18%

20-50%

23%

5-20%

26%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

14%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department

More than 100%

18%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

28%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

19%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department

More than 100%

12%

50-100%

16%

20-50%

28%

5-20%

27%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

17%

Answered by 500+ working in Design department

More than 100%

15%

50-100%

17%

20-50%

23%

5-20%

27%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

18%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department

More than 100%

16%

50-100%

18%

20-50%

27%

5-20%

22%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

17%

Answered by 500+ working in Executive department

More than 100%

50-100%

11%

20-50%

16%

5-20%

40%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

25%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department

More than 100%

50-100%

10%

20-50%

18%

5-20%

38%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

28%

Answered by 500+ working in Admin department

More than 100%

13%

50-100%

17%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

32%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

16%

Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department

More than 100%

11%

50-100%

16%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

34%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

17%

Answered by 500+ working in Finance department

More than 100%

50-100%

16%

20-50%

20%

5-20%

29%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

27%

Answered by 100+ working in Communications department

More than 100%

50-100%

20-50%

17%

5-20%

36%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

33%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department

More than 100%

15%

50-100%

16%

20-50%

25%

5-20%

30%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

14%

Answered by 500+ working in HR department

More than 100%

10%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

35%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

20%

Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department

More than 100%

11%

50-100%

12%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

35%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

20%

Answered by 100+ working in Legal department

More than 100%

12%

50-100%

10%

20-50%

16%

5-20%

32%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

30%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

More than 100%

12%

50-100%

20-50%

14%

5-20%

32%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

37%

Answered by 100+ working in Customer Success department

Age

45%

5-20%

56-60 answered 5-20% the most among all other age groups.

66+ answered More than 100% the least among all other age groups.

More than 100%

14%

50-100%

15%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

26%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

23%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25

More than 100%

23%

50-100%

18%

20-50%

23%

5-20%

22%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

14%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30

More than 100%

21%

50-100%

19%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

25%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

13%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35

More than 100%

14%

50-100%

18%

20-50%

25%

5-20%

28%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

15%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40

More than 100%

10%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

23%

5-20%

33%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

20%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45

More than 100%

50-100%

11%

20-50%

23%

5-20%

36%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

23%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50

More than 100%

50-100%

20-50%

20%

5-20%

41%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

25%

Answered by 500+ aged 51-55

More than 100%

50-100%

20-50%

18%

5-20%

45%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

25%

Answered by 100+ aged 56-60

More than 100%

50-100%

20-50%

17%

5-20%

44%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

29%

Answered by 100+ aged 61-65

More than 100%

50-100%

12%

20-50%

24%

5-20%

29%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

33%

Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

32%

5-20%

Some college answered 5-20% the most among all other education levels.

Associate's answered More than 100% the least among all other education levels.

More than 100%

10%

50-100%

12%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

29%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

28%

Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level

More than 100%

10%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

20%

5-20%

32%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

24%

Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level

More than 100%

50-100%

12%

20-50%

25%

5-20%

32%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

23%

Answered by 500+ with Associate's education level

More than 100%

17%

50-100%

17%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

29%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

15%

Answered by 1,000+ with Bachelor's education level

More than 100%

19%

50-100%

18%

20-50%

24%

5-20%

25%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

14%

Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level

More than 100%

23%

50-100%

17%

20-50%

24%

5-20%

24%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

12%

Answered by 100+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

35%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

Entry Level answered Stayed Same or Gone Down the most among all other segments.

Over 10 Years answered More than 100% the least among all other segments.

Entry Level
1 to 3 Years
3 to 6 Years
6 to 10 Years
Over 10 Years

More than 100%

12%

50-100%

11%

20-50%

17%

5-20%

25%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

35%

Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience

More than 100%

11%

50-100%

12%

20-50%

20%

5-20%

31%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

26%

Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience

More than 100%

18%

50-100%

15%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

29%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

17%

Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience

More than 100%

18%

50-100%

16%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

29%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

16%

Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience

More than 100%

10%

50-100%

13%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

35%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

21%

Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

39%

5-20%

Phoenix answered 5-20% the most among all other locations.

San Diego answered 50-100% the least among all other locations.

More than 100%

50-100%

12%

20-50%

24%

5-20%

34%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

21%

Answered by 100+ in Atlanta

More than 100%

15%

50-100%

16%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

31%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

17%

Answered by 500+ in Boston

More than 100%

14%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

31%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

19%

Answered by 500+ in Chicago

More than 100%

12%

50-100%

14%

20-50%

19%

5-20%

31%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

24%

Answered by 500+ in Dallas

More than 100%

13%

50-100%

16%

20-50%

17%

5-20%

32%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

22%

Answered by 100+ in Denver

More than 100%

33%

50-100%

10%

20-50%

24%

5-20%

14%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

19%

Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

More than 100%

10%

50-100%

10%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

34%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

25%

Answered by 100+ in Houston

More than 100%

17%

50-100%

13%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

28%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

20%

Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles

More than 100%

11%

50-100%

11%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

31%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

25%

Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis

More than 100%

17%

50-100%

16%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

28%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

18%

Answered by 1,000+ in New York

More than 100%

12%

50-100%

11%

20-50%

18%

5-20%

39%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

20%

Answered by 100+ in Phoenix

More than 100%

50-100%

23%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

22%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

33%

Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA

More than 100%

50-100%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

28%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

37%

Answered by < 100 in San Diego

More than 100%

23%

50-100%

17%

20-50%

22%

5-20%

25%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

13%

Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco

More than 100%

18%

50-100%

19%

20-50%

19%

5-20%

29%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

15%

Answered by 500+ in Seattle

More than 100%

13%

50-100%

15%

20-50%

21%

5-20%

31%

Stayed Same or Gone Down

20%

Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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