????“全部放在同一天加工資可以最有效地使用這些資金。這是非常有限的資金，”阿金斯說，雇主們不想在年底就用完，導(dǎo)致拿不出錢來獎勵那些表現(xiàn)出色的員工。

????WorldatWork的周凱瑞表示，很多薪酬專家在爭論過去兩、三年平均2.5%-3.0%的薪酬漲幅是否已經(jīng)成為新標準。“2009年以前的二十年中，年增幅介于3.5%至4.5%。人們完全不用擔心，”他說。如今，除了軟件開發(fā)工程師和石油工程師等極少數(shù)工種外，平均加薪幅度更低了。

????美世的薪資調(diào)查顯示，表現(xiàn)最好的員工（占員工總量8%）明年可以期待4.5%的平均加薪。美世稱，表現(xiàn)最差的員工加薪幅度幾乎可以忽略不計（可能只有0.1%的加薪幅度）。

????至于未來幾年加薪幅度是否會提高，美世的阿金斯表示，這一點在很大程度上要取決于未來經(jīng)濟和就業(yè)增長的情況。

????但她表示，即便加薪幅度依然有限，很多人可以通過升職獲得更高的收入。這樣的薪水漲幅可能高達15%，而且對于大多數(shù)公司，這樣的漲薪來自另外的薪酬預(yù)算。這或許是一大推動力；WorldatWork的一項最新調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，領(lǐng)薪員工今年通過升職平均獲得的加薪幅度高達8.7%，高管通過升職獲得的平均加薪更是達到了10.2%。

????譯者：楊智

????"Doing it all on one date tends to improve the ability to spend the money in the most effective way. It's a limited pot of money," says Adkins, and companies do not want to see it run out near the end of the year and not be able to reward top-performing staffers.

????Many compensation professionals are debating whether the smaller pay increases of the last two or three years, averaging 2.5% to 3.0 percent, have become the new normal, WorldatWork's Chou says. "For the past 20 years, prior to 2009, increases varied from 3.5% to 4.5% every year. You could take it to the bank," he says. Now, with rare exceptions for software developers and petroleum engineers and a few other jobs, the average raises are more modest.

????Mercer's salary survey shows that the highest performing workers -- 8% of the total workforce -- could expect average increases of 4.5% next year. The worst performers will likely get next to nothing -- 0.1 percent raises, according to Mercer.

????As for whether raises could grow larger in a few years, Mercer's Adkins says that depends largely on economic and employment growth ahead.

????Even if raises remain modest, she notes, many people will collect higher paychecks by getting promoted. Those salary increases could be as high as 15%, and at most companies, they come from a separate pay budget. That would be a big boost; a new WorldatWork survey found the average promotional raise for salaried workers was 8.7% this year, while executives averaged 10.2%.