WOULD YOU ACCEPT A PROMOTION WITHOUT A RAISE?
How commonly companies award promotions without salary increases, according to HR managers:
| Very common | 2018: 6% | 2011: 3% | |
| Somewhat common | 2018: 33% | 2011: 19% | |
| Not common at all | 2018: 40% | 2011: 63% | |
| We don’t offer promotions without raises | 2018: 20% | 2011: 14% | |
| Don’t know/no answer | 2018: 0% | 2011: 1% |
Workers willing to accept a promotion that doesn’t include a raise:
| 2018 TOTAL | GENDER Male | GENDER Female | AGE 18-34 | AGE 35-54 | AGE 55+ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 64% | 72% | 55% | 72% | 61% | 53% | |
| No | 36% | 28% | 45% | 28% | 39% | 47% |
In 2011, 55% of workers said they’d take a promotion without a raise.
According to HR managers, employees are promoted after 2 years and 5 months in a position, on average.
Source: OfficeTeam surveys of 308 HR managers and 1,007 workers in the United States in 2018; OfficeTeam surveys of 508 HR managers and 433 workers in the United States in 2011.
Some responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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