Despite the weak U.S. economy, employers nationwide are expected to raise workers' salaries next year at the same rate as they did this year, a new survey shows. But the increase may be offset by rising inflation rates and lower 2008 bonuses tied to company performance.
Rank-and-file workers can expect to see their base pay rise by an average of 3.5% in 2009 -- the same amount they received this year, reports Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc., a global human-resources consulting firm. High performers are projected to fare better, gaining an average of 4.4% in base pay, while mediocre performers are likely to see their paychecks increase by 2% or less.
In May, Watson Wyatt, based in Arlington, Va., surveyed 1,389 companies with 250 or more employees, 276 of them in the U.S., in a wide range of industries.
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