Anyone Seeing Pay Adjustments for Inflation/Tight Labor Market?

Currently an associate / VP level at a large RE firm in the Bay Area.

I see a lot of people in other industries getting big pay raises due to the tight labor market and inflationary pressure. Anyone seeing raises in real estate? 

I haven't received a substantial wage increase and I feel like my purchasing power has declined dramatically in the past 6 months. Grocery bill is up 20-50%, restaurants are super expensive, rent is going back up.....any else feeling the squeeze but not getting relief on the salary side? 

Do I need to hop employers? 

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Requesting an inflationary raise (at a minimum) should be done annually, usually at your yearly review. Most places I've worked offer one, although it's never the full amount. Usually $1-2k at the analyst level. I doubt you'll get this year's full 5% offered as a COL adjustment, but you're screwing yourself if you don't at least ask

Closed mouth don't get fed. You'd be surprised how underpaid some people are simply due to the fact that they never ask for what they want

 

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