According to the results of HEC’s 2007 Salary Adjustment Survey, median salary increases in Hawaii average 3.5 percent in 2007 and are projected at 3.5 percent for 2008. U.S. median salary increases are at 3.7 percent in 2007 and projected at 3.8 percent, reports The Conference Board. Read more

According to HEC’s 2006 Salary Adjustment Survey, the state’s median pay increases are still lower here compared to the Mainland. U.S. median salary increases are reported at 3.5% in 2006, compared to Hawaiian median increases of 3.0% for the same period. Companies participating in the survey project average salary increases in 2007 to be 3.8%.

A special analysis of data conducted from the last three Hawaii Employers Council Salary Adjustment Surveys shows that more companies are reporting modest salary increases projected to average 1.5 percent for the coming year, as opposed to the actual salary increases averaging 1.3 percent granted this year. Read more