Do you consider a 7% raise good in today’s market?

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It’s solid for a non promo year.

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Fairly good generally speaking. Especially if it’s a merit raise and not part of advancement

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If all you got was 7% a year it would take nearly 20 years to go from $80K to $300K.

Not enough for me, but if it's a non-promo year and promo years are looking more like 15%+, it could work.

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It looks good but my answer may change based on title, years of service, group and if it’s promotion year or non promotion.

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Good for CLA!

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Oh you just wait!

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From my time at cla that’s really good for cla for non promo year.

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Solid

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Absolutely

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That’s really good for CLA. I think that’s what I got my senior to manager promotion year.

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Non promo yes. Industry is typically less than 5%.

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Very solid= you’re safe.

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Here for when the OP comes back to say it was a promotion year 7%

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Was not

Bruh i considered having a Job good in today's market....

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anything over 3% inflation is good

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But inflation is 4.3% currently. Thanks DJT!!!

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Yes, my raise at January 1, 2026 was 4%, after traditionally geting 7%

Yea if your promo year raise was a good %. I was promoted last year and only got 10 %. If i get a 7% this year, I will look elsewhere

Teachers get an average of 4% per year…

Responsibilities in public accounting go up significantly each year. That’s the main reason. I’m not saying they don’t fit teachers but it’s not one for one.

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I think it’s a fairly good raise generally speaking.

In most market conditions, a 7% raise is a good one, assuming it's not tied to a promotion.

Most merit raises have been around 3-3.5%, with raises tied to promotions have been around have been around 8-10%.

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