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IRS databank analysis, January 2006 to January 2007
(based on a rolling analysis for the three months ending January 2006 to the three months ending January 2007)
.gif "IRS pay database analysis for the three months ending January 2006 to the three months ending January 2007")
The median basic pay award was 3.5% in the three months to 31 January 2007, but the lower quartile measure has shifted up to 3% and the upper quartile now stands at 3.9%, according to the latest IRS pay statistics.
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Whole economy (Percentage increase in basic pay) |
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2006 |
2007 |
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Three months to end: |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
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Median increase by no. of pay reviews |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
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Median increase by no. of employees |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
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Mean increase by no. of pay reviews |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
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Upper quartile |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
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Number of pay reviews |
238 |
244 |
274 |
312 |
307 |
297 |
121 |
144 |
138 |
110 |
74 |
57 |
78 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Note: The chart illustrates the pattern of basic pay reviews calculated on a rolling quarterly basis from the three-month period to the end of January 2006 to the three-month period to the end of January 2007. It is based on information from around 1,000 manufacturing and services pay reviews in the public and private sectors (using the annualised percentage increase received by the lowest grade excluding any additional payments, that are over and above the basic increase, such as consolidation, incremental rises and merit pay). The chart shows:
The median increase by number of pay reviews is the midpoint in the total spread - ie the percentage at which half the pay reviews are at the same or a higher value, and half are at the same or a lower value. Similarly, the bottom 25% of pay reviews fall below the lower quartile and the top 25% above the upper quartile. Thus, half of pay reviews provide for rises between the upper and lower quartiles. The median by number of employees takes into account the number of workers who are covered by each pay award. It is the percentage pay increase at which half of the employees affected received a lower rise and half received a higher rise. But this weighted median is liable to misrepresent the overall picture because of the impact of a few pay reviews that cover a large number of employees. The mean (or average) is calculated by adding together all the relevant pay rise figures and then dividing the sum by the total number of pay reviews. |
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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12 months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
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Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Mean increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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Upper quartile |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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No. of pay reviews |
863 |
861 |
857 |
791 |
766 |
760 |
772 |
790 |
791 |
781 |
769 |
766 |
621 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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12 months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
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Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Mean increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
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Upper quartile |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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No. of pay reviews |
790 |
786 |
782 |
718 |
693 |
687 |
698 |
712 |
712 |
702 |
690 |
687 |
544 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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Three months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
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Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
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Mean increase |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
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Upper quartile |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
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No. of pay reviews |
234 |
238 |
268 |
263 |
260 |
250 |
113 |
126 |
112 |
92 |
66 |
57 |
76 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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12 months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
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Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Mean increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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Upper quartile |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Lower quartile |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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No. of pay reviews |
73 |
75 |
75 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
78 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
77 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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12 months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
|
Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Mean increase |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
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Upper quartile |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
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Lower quartile |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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No. of pay reviews |
467 |
467 |
464 |
415 |
403 |
402 |
408 |
419 |
419 |
411 |
402 |
401 |
307 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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Three months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
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Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
|
Mean increase |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
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Upper quartile |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
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No. of pay reviews |
150 |
152 |
171 |
144 |
138 |
135 |
69 |
78 |
68 |
48 |
34 |
27 |
46 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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12 months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
|
Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Mean increase |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
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Upper quartile |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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No. of pay reviews |
441 |
439 |
439 |
429 |
414 |
414 |
422 |
432 |
431 |
419 |
410 |
408 |
336 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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Three months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
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Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
|
Mean increase |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
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Upper quartile |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
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No. of pay reviews |
127 |
131 |
147 |
171 |
167 |
158 |
66 |
76 |
73 |
55 |
36 |
30 |
44 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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12 months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
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Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Mean increase |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
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Upper quartile |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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No. of pay reviews |
423 |
422 |
418 |
396 |
381 |
378 |
381 |
387 |
387 |
373 |
360 |
357 |
241 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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Three months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
|
Median increase |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
|
Mean increase |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
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Upper quartile |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
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Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
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No. of pay reviews |
179 |
172 |
186 |
110 |
110 |
109 |
53 |
60 |
49 |
31 |
18 |
13 |
47 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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12 months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
|
Median increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Mean increase |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
|
Upper quartile |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Lower quartile |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
No. of pay reviews |
356 |
357 |
356 |
321 |
312 |
308 |
317 |
328 |
329 |
334 |
334 |
334 |
318 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
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Percentage increase in basic pay | |||||||||||||
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Three months to the end of: | ||||||||||||
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2006 |
2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan | |
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Median increase |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
|
Mean increase |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
|
Upper quartile |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
|
Lower quartile |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
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No. of pay reviews |
41 |
52 |
66 |
167 |
164 |
150 |
51 |
64 |
76 |
75 |
54 |
42 |
25 |
Source: IRS pay databank.
