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D
espite a softening job market, US employers are expected to grant merit increases of 3.3% to non-unionized employees in 2025—the same rate as this year, according to a report by Merc
er.“It’s not surprising to us to see employers really kind of keeping up with the part of what they had done in the prior year,” said Jack Jones, principal consultant at Mercer. “I think what it shows is employers are still prioritizing the investment
in their talent.”Next year, employers are expected to increase their total salary budgets—which includes money for promotions and adjustments to reach equity—to 3.7%, excluding unionized workers.