Salary Increases

Salary Increases Help Companies Hold On To Top Performers: Hewitt Associates surveyed 1,056 large organizations throughout the U.S. and found that employers were offering salary increases for salaried exempt employees to help retain top performers:

Atlanta: 3.6 percent increase
Boston: 3.6 percent increase
Chicago: 3.6 percent increase
Dallas: 3.7 percent increase
Denver: 3.7 percent increase
Houston: 3.9 percent increase
Los Angeles: 4.3 percent increase
Milwaukee: 3.6 percent increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul: 3.6 percent increase
New York: 3.7 percent increase
Philadelphia: 3.7 percent increase
San Francisco: 4.0 percent increase
Washington, D.C.: 3.9 percent increase

Source: Workforce Recruiting Newsletter