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Workspan Daily
06/03/2024
As companies are setting their 2025 budgets — and creating their next five-year plans — now is the time for total rewards professionals and finance departments to put their heads together and craft sustainable strategies that take continued health cost increases into account, according to a new CFO survey by Mercer.
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Workspan Daily
05/08/2025
Previous 2025 salary surveys revealed the following:
;WorldatWork
(released July 31): 3.8% mean salary increase budgets for 2025; 3.9% actual mean increase budgets in 2024.;
;Payscale
(July 31): 3.5% average pay raises for 2025; 3.6% actual increases in 2024.;
;Conference Board
(Sept. 8): 3.9% average salary increase budgets for 2025; 3.8% actual budgets in 2024.;
;WTW
(Dec. 18): 3.7% salary increase budgets for 2025; 3.8% average increase budget in 2024.;
The latest figures from Mercer reflect a decline from
November 2024 projections , where U.S. employers anticipated 3.3% for merit increases and 3.7% for total increases for non-unionized employees.
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Workspan Daily
12/19/2024
;WorldatWork
(released July 31): 3.8% mean salary increase budgets for 2025; 3.9% actual mean increase budgets in 2024.;
;Payscale
(July 31): 3.5% average pay raises for 2025; 3.6% actual increases in 2024.;
;Conference Board
(Sept. 8): 3.9% average salary increase budgets for 2025; 3.8% actual budgets in 2024.;
;Mercer (Dec. 10): 3.7% average total increase budgets for 2025; 3.7% actual average increases in 2024.;
Factors Driving Higher and Lower Budget Forecasts
If the WTW prediction for 2025 holds true, salary increases will remain at a fairly robust rate by historic standards (using the pre-pandemic norm of 3% as a measuring stick).
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2020-2021 Salary Budget Survey
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Workspan Daily
10/28/2025
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U.S. employers anticipate having 3.6% higher salary increase budgets in 2026, the same year-over-year increase percentage they actually secured and provided in 2025, according to the results of the
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This year’s survey includes base salary increases and merit budgets for 19 countries including in-depth salary budget insights in the United States (U.S.), Canada, India and the United Kingdom.
Workspan Daily
12/30/2024
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Inflation, Labor Market Drive Merit Pay Increases for 2024
7,154
Reports: 2024 Pay Increases Projected to Exceed Inflation
7,015
Conference Board Projects 3.9% Salary Increase Budgets for 2025
6,340
Mercer Projects 3.6% Total Salary Increase Budgets in 2025
4,760
Global Salary Increase Budgets Contracting; U.S.
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Workspan Daily
05/15/2026
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Workspan Daily
02/25/2022
WorldatWork’s January 2022 “ Salary Budget Quick Poll ” revealed that organizations are increasing their previously planned salary budgets to address the competitive labor market and inflation.
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This year’s survey includes base salary increases and merit budgets for 18 countries including in-depth salary budget insights in the United States (U.S.), Canada, India and the United Kingdom.