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Workspan Daily
10/09/2024
In addition, the full report — covering base salary increases and merit budgets for 22 countries and in-depth salary budget insights for the U.S., Canada, India and the United Kingdom — is available for purchase.
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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
12/01/2022
WTW’s latest Salary Budget Planning Report found overall salary increases in the U.S. are forecasted to rise to 4.6% in 2023, up from an actual spend of 4.2% this year.
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Workspan Daily
02/09/2023
Inflation’s Influence on Compensation The last time we saw a U.S. salary increase budget number at or above 4% was 2007, and the only time we have seen more than a 1% increase in salary budgets since we began tracking them in 1980.
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Workspan Daily
08/15/2025
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Workspan Daily
01/02/2025
Where Wages Are Rising
Twenty-one states raised their per-hour minimum-wage rate on Jan. 1:
;Alaska: $11.91 (increased from $11.73);
;Arizona: $14.70 (from $14.35);
;California: $16.50 (from $16);
;Colorado: $14.81 (from $14.42);
;Connecticut: $16.35 (from $15.69);
;Delaware: $15 (from $13.25);
;Illinois: $15 (from $14);
;Maine: $14.65 (from $14.15);
;Michigan: $10.56 (from $10.33);
;Minnesota: $11.13 (from $10.85 for large employers, $8.85 for small employers);
;Missouri: $13.75 (from $12.30);
;Montana: $10.55 (from $10.30);
;Nebraska: $13.50 (from $12);
;New Jersey: $15.49 for most employers (from $15.13 for most employers);
;New York: $15.50 (from $15);
;Ohio: $10.70 (from $10.45);
;Rhode Island: $15 (from $14);
;South Dakota: $11.50 (from $11.20);
;Vermont: $14.01 (from $13.67);
;Virginia: $12.41 (from $12);
;Washington: $16.28 raising to $16.66 (from $16.28);
Changes also occurred at the city level in several states:
;Arizona: Flagstaff, Tucson;
;California
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Workspan Daily
09/12/2025
Based on projections from more than 1,700 U.S. employers, the consulting firm’s survey report shows 2026 will be the fourth consecutive year of elevated health benefit cost growth following a decade of moderate annual increases averaging only about 3%, signaling mounting pressure on employers’ healthcare budgets.
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Workspan Daily
12/30/2025
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Workspan Daily
03/05/2026
As organizations plan their budgets in 2026, they are facing several challenges, from tighter budgets and a cooling labor market to the acceleration of AI adoption.
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