S/O: Those professionals with normal middle-class jobs/salaries, please post your bonus here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$92,500 + 14k

PP: I should note this is based on achieving multiple objectives throughout the year, not just a end of year bonus for bonus sake.

[Anonymous]

I dont know what middle class is, but I'm a fairly junior employee.

$138K base ... I think bonus will be between 40K and 50K.

That said, my raise is probably 1.5% or 1.25% ....

[Anonymous]

97K, possibly no bonus but hoping for 2K.

My sneaky company does reviews in the middle of the year, and raises then - I think so that they don't need to give me a yearly adjustment nor bonus. They have a pool of money they dole out in small increments, and I will be bummed if they give me nothing.

I really think they time the whole thing:

Summer 2011 - hire
December 2011/January 2012 - no raise or bonus since I "just started"
Summer 2012 - positive review. No adjustments
December 2012/January 2013 - no adjustment, $2K bonus
Summer 2013 - positive review, $4K raise.
December 2013/January 2014 - I think I'm screwed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dont know what middle class is, but I'm a fairly junior employee.

$138K base ... I think bonus will be between 40K and 50K.

That said, my raise is probably 1.5% or 1.25% ....

In what field does a 'fairly junior employee' get a 40K or 50K bonus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dont know what middle class is, but I'm a fairly junior employee.

$138K base ... I think bonus will be between 40K and 50K.

That said, my raise is probably 1.5% or 1.25% ....

In what field does a 'fairly junior employee' get a 40K or 50K bonus?

Law

[Anonymous]

$75K and no bunus. Work for a large defense contractor - only the big wigs get a bonus. On the upside, I'm part-time, have a flexible schedule and can work from home. No complaints here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:65k here and 95k for DH. We're feds and get ZERO bonus all year long.

Also a fed. We used to occasionally get spot awards--they're not true bonuses since they are tied to specific accomplishments, but my agency tended to distribute them 2x a year, one of which was at Christmas time. So at least a small percentage of people got something that felt like a Christmas bonus! Now there's no money for them, but my boss managed to wrangle a time off award for me this year. Since I'm newly pregnant and was going to take lwop next year to extend maternity leave, this is especially welcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$0. Good company to work for, but they don't give bonuses.

+1. Plus, no pay raise at all in the last two years due to low contract rates. High-performing mid-career but am now in a no-end-in-sight payfreeze.

[Anonymous]

I used to get about $1200 from my 70k job, and that has dropped back to $300 in recent years. Spouse makes a bit more, but does not receive bonuses. At his previous job, he made 60 percent as much; the contracting company for whom he worked would give small bonuses whenever the contract received a bonus. That happened each holiday season, and at the end of significant project milestones. Holiday bonuses were a few hundred. Project bonuses around $200. Managers received more, but my spouse was not a manager.

[Anonymous]

100k no bonus for non corporate levels ever but we do and he gotten raised all these lean years (in october).

[Anonymous]

$195,000. $1000 bonus and a framed certificate.

[Anonymous]

$125K at a trade association with a $200 gift card for the holidays

[Anonymous]

60K, $12 bonus.

[Anonymous]

Bonuses come out in March. So , don't know yet. Doesn't look good as we are not meeting the financial goals. Historically has been ~$25k for $150k salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dont know what middle class is, but I'm a fairly junior employee.

$138K base ... I think bonus will be between 40K and 50K.

That said, my raise is probably 1.5% or 1.25% ....

You sure don't!!