Report: 3% Raises For State Workers

The state’s new official Report to the Governor on state employee compensation and benefits is out, and it recommends merit-based raises averaging 3 percent for state employees next year. If approved, that’d be the biggest raise targeted toward state employees since 2008. Idaho state employees went without raises for years during the state’s economic downturn. Lawmakers funded 1 percent in merit-based raises this year, with another 1 percent in one-time bonuses, though Gov. Butch Otter had recommended zero funding for raises/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: When did you last have a raise of 3% or better?