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What kind of salary increase can I realistically expect when getting promoted internally versus jumping to a brand new company?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What kind of salary increase can I realistically expect when getting promoted internally versus jumping to a brand new company?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
2026 U.S. average salary increase internal promotion pay raise percentage versus changing jobs external job switch wage growth dataGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
2026 U.S. average salary increase internal promotion pay raise percentage versus changing jobs external job switch wage growth data Google ↗
- Most US employers plan to keep 2026 salary increases flat to 2025, according to Mercer · mercer.com
- The Institute Employment Report: February 2026 · institute.bankofamerica.com
- Employers Eyeing Flat Salary Increases in 2026 · shrm.org