salesleader123

sales director

Norms around raises

Hey hey! I read through some of the old posts on this, but have some questions around raises.

In your organizations are annual raises normal? If yes, is the % applied to just the base salary, just the commission or both?

I ask because in 2022 my annual raise was applied to both base and commission, but this year it was only applied to my commission plan which felt very ehhhh, not cool, for lack of a better term, ha.

In your company are annual raises applied to

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Phillip_J_Fry

Opinionated

Director of Revenue

You guys are getting raises?

salesleader123

Fire Starter

sales director

Well...they're calling it a raise but the increase was only applied to the commission plan, so sorta not really? It ends up being a 3% raise if the target is hit. So not much.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Effectively raising the % on your sales, yes? It’s a bump. I do think it’s interesting that it’s only applied to the commission - but in an economy where employers are nervous, getting a raise of any kind is a bit rare.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Raise? I’m in the “you make your own luck” realm.

In a past life, the raise was applied to the base. The % comp didn’t change, so it modestly adjusted the OTE as well.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

I am definitely overdue. I started browsing LinkedIn jobs today.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

I’m still fine - I am still “making my own luck”, plus current company met my salary I requested when I joined. Best of luck to you, though

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

I'm good. At quota. Internal shit is wearing me thin 😆

salesleader123

Fire Starter

sales director

When did you join your current company?

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

4 years ago

salesleader123

Fire Starter

sales director

Oh, sorry when did you join your company Sunbunny31?

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

It’ll be three years in January. After … lots at my previous employer.

ChumpChange

Politicker

Channel Manager

Literally just got one that I didn't even push for. 50/50 split on both base and comms.

salesleader123

Fire Starter

sales director

That's awesome!!!

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Definitely on base, but raises to commission percentage I don't see as often. Messes with calculations. Mostly I've seen companies raise quota....

Beans

Big Shot

Enterprise Account Executive

Both traditionally as our variable split is 50/50.

salesleader123

Fire Starter

sales director

Yea our split is also 50/50 and I assumed the % increase would be applied to both base and commission.

BDM

my commision is based on my base. So if the base goes up the commish goes upwith it

salesleader123

Fire Starter

sales director

Can you explain this in more detail Guy?

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

I think I have got one base raise once ever

Titanic

Opinionated

Senior VP - Sales

I'm going to put a slight spin on this. Just out of curiosity, has the product you're selling increased in cost to the consumer? If not, then did your product increase in price to the consumer in FY 2023 after your bump in commissions and base in 2022?

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Norms around raises

In your company are annual raises applied to

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