Ask HN: Is your company planning a larger cost of living increase?

2 points by jacobkg 4y ago ↗ HN

With an estimated 6% annual inflation in the US I'm wondering how tech companies tend to handle this. What are the folks here seeing?

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version_five 4y ago ↗

Fot most tech jobs, I really don't think cost of living is a driver of wages. An inflation adjustment might make sense for a union or low skill job, supply and demand is what drives tech salaries.