00:00Your raise might look a little different this year.
00:02A peanut butter raise is a viral phenomenon right now, but it's actually no new trend.
00:08A peanut butter raise is a standard pay increase spread out to all employees across an organization.
00:15According to a new pay scale report, around 44% of employers plan to roll out peanut butter raises in 2026.
00:219% of companies already use peanut butter raises.
00:24About 16% of organizations are planning on using them this year, and another 18% are considering it.
00:31So if this trend continues, which with the current sort of like economic predictions, labor market predictions,
00:37we may end up in another cycle of like 3.53% pay budgets, then pay differentiation is absolutely going to be weak.
00:45And if you're wondering if peanut butter pay raises are going to impact you this year,
00:49some sectors like government, nonprofit, education have already been doing this for a while.
00:53In fact, even more government workers will be getting peanut butter pay raises in 2026.
00:58But if you're in construction, healthcare, or transportation, peanut butter raises might be coming to you this year.
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