HEC’s recently completed 2009 Salary Adjustment Survey shows that Hawaii employers are providing lower pay increases compared to the Mainland, and that there is a significant rise in the number of job groups who will see no pay raise in either 2009 or 2010 due to the economic downturn.
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In September 2008, private industry employer compensation costs averaged $27.07 per hour worked,
Many employers will be handing out smaller-than-expected pay raises and bonuses to employees in 2009, and a significant number of employees can expect to see reduced bonus payouts in 2008 as well, according to
Pay adjustments in Hawaii will be lower than the mainland in 2008 and projected for 2009, according to HEC’s 2008 Salary Adjustment Survey. Median increases in Hawaii average 3.5 percent in 2008, and are projected to be 3.8 percent in 2009.
The federal minimum wage is set to catch up to Hawaii’s minimum wage of $7.25 per hour on July 1, 2009. In the interim, those few Hawaii employers who are not subject to the state minimum wage law must pay the increased federal minimum of $6.55 per hour (from $5.85) on July 24, 2008.
Combined food preparation and serving workers were among the lowest paying occupations in 2007, but were among the occupations with the highest U.S. employment in 2007, the 

