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Q: How often do you get a raise?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Every year" (60%)

Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
60%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
17%

Gender

Male

Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
61%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
16%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
56%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
19%
Answered by 1,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

67%
Every year

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

Caucasian answered Every 6 months or less the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
60%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
17%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
53%
Every 2 years
16%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
18%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Every 6 months or less
9%
Every year
49%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
19%
Answered by 500+ African American/Black
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
67%
Every 2 years
10%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
13%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
32%
Every 2 years
30%
Every 3 years or more
14%
Never
17%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
57%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
17%
Answered by 500+ Other

Department

67%
Every year

Finance answered Every year the most among all other departments.

IT answered Every 6 months or less the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
66%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
13%
Answered by 5,000+ working in Engineering department
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
66%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
12%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
54%
Every 2 years
15%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
19%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
56%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
21%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
Every 6 months or less
8%
Every year
46%
Every 2 years
19%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
19%
Answered by 500+ working in Executive department
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
13%
Answered by 500+ working in Operations department
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
51%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
11%
Never
22%
Answered by 100+ working in Admin department
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
57%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
19%
Answered by 500+ working in Business Development department
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
67%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
10%
Answered by 100+ working in Finance department
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
51%
Every 2 years
17%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
19%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
Every 6 months or less
8%
Every year
58%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
19%
Answered by 500+ working in Customer Support department
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
65%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
13%
Answered by 100+ working in HR department
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
15%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
54%
Every 2 years
16%
Every 3 years or more
10%
Never
15%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
42%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
31%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

63%
Every year

31-35 answered Every year the most among all other age groups.

46-50 answered Every 6 months or less 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+
Every 6 months or less
11%
Every year
51%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
22%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
17%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
63%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
15%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
61%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
15%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Every 6 months or less
2%
Every year
60%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
17%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Every 6 months or less
1%
Every year
57%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
19%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
Every 6 months or less
2%
Every year
54%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
11%
Never
19%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
Every 6 months or less
2%
Every year
56%
Every 2 years
10%
Every 3 years or more
11%
Never
21%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
Every 6 months or less
2%
Every year
52%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
10%
Never
25%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Every 6 months or less
13%
Every year
45%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
14%
Never
16%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

66%
Every year

Master's answered Every year the most among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Every 6 months or less
12%
Every year
39%
Every 2 years
19%
Every 3 years or more
10%
Never
20%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
52%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
21%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
53%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
19%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
63%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
17%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
66%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
13%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
57%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
15%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

65%
Every year

6 to 10 Years answered Every year the most among all other segments.

Over 10 Years 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
14%
Every year
43%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
25%
Answered by 500+ with Entry Level experience
Every 6 months or less
9%
Every year
55%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
20%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
61%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
15%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
65%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
14%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Every 6 months or less
2%
Every year
60%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
17%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

100%
Every year

Fort Lauderdale, FL answered Every year the most among all other locations.

Atlanta answered Every 6 months or less the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
16%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
64%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
16%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
63%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
17%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
60%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
8%
Never
16%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
13%
Every 3 years or more
6%
Never
16%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
100%
Every 2 years
0%
Every 3 years or more
0%
Never
0%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
53%
Every 2 years
10%
Every 3 years or more
9%
Never
22%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Every 6 months or less
7%
Every year
54%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
18%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Every 6 months or less
0%
Every year
52%
Every 2 years
14%
Every 3 years or more
10%
Never
24%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Every 6 months or less
5%
Every year
62%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
17%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
59%
Every 2 years
12%
Every 3 years or more
7%
Never
18%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Every 6 months or less
14%
Every year
59%
Every 2 years
8%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
14%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Every 6 months or less
6%
Every year
63%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
16%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Every 6 months or less
4%
Every year
70%
Every 2 years
9%
Every 3 years or more
5%
Never
12%
Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle
Every 6 months or less
3%
Every year
66%
Every 2 years
11%
Every 3 years or more
4%
Never
16%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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