What's a Good Raise?

A 3–5% pay increase seems to be the current average. The size of a raise will vary greatly by one's experience with the company as well as the company's geographic location and industry sector. Sometimes raises will include non-cash benefits and perks that are not figured into the percentage increase surveyed.

What is a good raise 2020?

So far in 2020, the budgeted mean pay raise is 2.9% and the median is 3%. Those numbers are the same for the projected budgets for 2021. ... Still, 84% of companies are expecting to pay some form of salary increases in 2020. And more than 70% of companies are still giving raises in the 3-4% range.

Is a 20% pay raise good?

A good pay raise ranges from 4.5% to 6%, and anything more than that is considered exceptional. Depending on the reasons you cited for a pay raise and the length of time since your last raise, it's acceptable to request a raise in the 10% to 20% range.