2020 U.S. Salary Increase Budgeting Considerations

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In this white paper:

  • A review of salary trends in the United States for 2020.
  • Real salary increases in 2020 will be at their lowest levels in 40 years.
  • Details about new overtime eligibility rules taking effect January 1, 2020.
  • Best practices on how to implement salary increases in the new year.
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Salaries are projected to remain flat or move just slightly up in 2020. While the projected 2020 U.S. salary increases remain flat at 3.0% (median) and 3.2% (mean), there are additional trends that should be considered when budgeting.
Average promotional increases have been creeping up from 8% to almost 9% over this last decade. Approximately one-half of businesses budget for these increases.
The U.S. economy experienced a high pay growth period in the 1970s and 1980s in response to high inflation. But from the early 1990s to the present, the CPI stabilized to 3% and below.
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