Getting a Raise
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What hand packers earn in 2025: median pay of $36,280 a year ($17.44/hour), the full pay range, top-paying states, metro areas and…
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Know your number before you ask
Successful raise requests start with data. Our salary guide shows how to look up your job's pay range in the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage tables, then turn it into a target.
- Find your occupation's median and top-10% pay
- Adjust for your metro area
- Use it in your raise or offer conversation
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Getting a Raise
How Much Do Driver/Sales Workers Make? 2025 Pay by Percentile, State, City and Industry
What driver/sales workers earn in 2025: median pay of $38,770 a year ($18.64/hour), the full pay range, top-paying states, metro areas and…
Getting a Raise
How Much Do Restaurant Hosts and Hostesses Make? 2025 Pay by Percentile, State, City and Industry
What restaurant hosts earn in 2025: median pay of $31,200 a year ($15.00/hour), the full pay range, top-paying states, metro areas and…
Getting a Raise
How Much Do Vehicle and Equipment Cleaners Make? 2025 Pay by Percentile, State, City and Industry
What vehicle cleaners earn in 2025: median pay of $35,830 a year ($17.23/hour), the full pay range, top-paying states, metro areas and…
Getting a Raise
How Much Do Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Make? 2025 Pay by Percentile, State, City and Industry
What cafeteria cooks earn in 2025: median pay of $37,450 a year ($18.01/hour), the full pay range, top-paying states, metro areas and…
Quick facts that help in a pay talk
Raise budgets are set earlyMany companies plan next year's salary budgets in the fall, so ask before budgets close. See our 2027 raise forecast.
Ranges are often public nowSeveral states require salary ranges in job posts. See which ones.
Offers are usually negotiableA polite, data-backed counter rarely costs you the offer. How to counter.
Getting a raise
Getting a Raise
How Much Do Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Make? 2025 Pay by Percentile, State, City and Industry
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Getting a Raise
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What chauffeurs and shuttle drivers earn in 2025: median pay of $37,290 a year ($17.93/hour), the full pay range, top-paying states, metro…
Getting a Raise
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Career Advancement
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