Table 1 provides aggregated average base salary increases for 2009 and 2010 for major geographic regions throughout the world.
Table 1: Base Salary Increases by Global Region | ||||
Geographic Region |
2009 Average Budgeted Base Salary Increases |
2010 Average Projected Base Salary Increases |
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Including Companies Freezing Salaries (with zeros) |
Excluding Companies Freezing Salaries (without zeros) |
Including Companies Freezing Salaries (with zeros) |
Excluding Companies Freezing Salaries (without zeros) |
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Global / Worldwide (Aggregate) |
1.90% |
3.23% |
2.88% |
3.25% |
Northern America | 1.61% | 3.01% | 2.66% | 3.06% |
Canada |
1.07% |
2.87% |
2.39% |
3.01% |
United States |
1.66% |
3.05% |
2.68% |
3.08% |
Latin America | 3.56% | 5.79% | 4.69% | 5.33% |
Mexico & Central America [1] |
2.14% |
4.95% |
3.85% |
4.33% |
Caribbean & West Indies [2] |
1.61% |
4.53% |
2.86% |
3.46% |
South America [3] |
4.48% |
7.01% |
5.83% |
6.71% |
Europe | 1.62% | 2.91% | 2.95% | 3.33% |
European Union (All) [4] |
1.48% |
2.75% |
2.77% |
3.11% |
European Union (eurozone) [5] |
1.33% |
2.61% |
2.60% |
3.02% |
European Union (Non-eurozone) [6] |
1.50% |
3.49% |
2.96% |
3.37% |
Europe (Non-European Union) [7] |
2.34% |
5.23% |
4.10% |
5.01% |
Middle East / Africa | 2.62% | 5.36% | 4.48% | 5.11% |
Middle East [8] |
1.91% |
4.44% |
4.04% |
4.69% |
Africa [9] |
3.59% |
7.05% |
5.42% |
6.17% |
Asia-Pacific |
2.46% | 4.42% | 4.67% | 5.02% |
Asia [10] |
2.53% |
4.84% |
4.85% |
5.27% |
Pacific [11] |
1.71% |
3.84% |
3.01% |
3.42% |
See bottom of page for footnotes and a list of countries included in each geographic region. Data for individual countries and breakouts by job level and function for the United States and Canada are available in the comprehensive version of this report. |
Salary Increase Budgets Vary