I realize CPI is not specifically being discussed here – but this is another data point… CPI and alternate CPI (as it was calculated before 1990.)
On an anectdotal basis – my base salary (same employer) has gone up 20%… the bulk of that in two moves: one when I transfered to CA (fortunately, before the eliminated the pay differential) and one when I got a promotion. Those big jumps were offset with 3 years of NO increase (zero, zip, nada). That’s just base salary. Bonuses, 401k match, etc have also had negative and positive impacts on my real earnings.
Any increase I got was offset by my husband’s underemployment. We’re definitely pulling in less now than in 2006.
