When it was, it was typically some amount less than inflation. 1-2%

Every few years I get a 10% raise when they realize those less than inflation raises are enough that they are losing people who places that pay better. (sometime it was me who left, but the cycle repeats at the new place)

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SoftTalker 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

3% for me, the last few years.

There are basically only two ways to get a substantial raise at most employers, either move to a higher grade/title position, or move to another employer (probably at a higher grade).

Once you are in, large pay increases are rare, I'm sure there are exceptions but as a general rule the salary you negotiate coming in is where you get your pay raise. Hence the prior conventional wisdom that you need to change employers every few years to get your additional experience reflected in your salary.

Japan has a culture of loyalty/lifetime employment so not sure how much that happens there.

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brettermeier 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That's what I think I get... So few, I don't even bother to look how much more it is...

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topgrain2 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The worst is when you get a manager who’s either too clueless to realize you’re seeing a pay cut from an “increase” so small, or one who knows but is pretending otherwise.

That awkward pause in the comp update meeting when they tell you about the “increase” and seem to expect some positive reaction. LOL.

	▲	yard2010 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		"You work hard, screw over everybody that you love, hurt, rob, kill indiscriminately and maybe... just maybe, if you're lucky, you become a three bit gangster. It's bullshit. Go to college. Then you can rip people off and get paid for it. It's called capitalism"
	▲	StefanBatory 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Could be worse, mine has promised me salary increase thrice this year. Every time coming up with bullshit issues why it couldn't happen. I am still working on minimum wage (as a DevOps).

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dylan604 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If your "raise" is less than the increase from things like inflation, it's not going to be noticeable even if you did look. The concept of cost of living increases is laughable today. Even banks looking at a mortgage application is assuming your salary will increase way beyond what today's raises are. The only way to do that is to jump ship and find a new job, but then you're dinged because your work history is not stable.