Why I Won’t See My New Raise
I’m getting a raise! This year, my city council voted to give every city employee a 2.5% raise, effective July 1. They also adopted an education incentive program for our public safety employees. Every police officer and firefighter with a college degree (associate to doctorate) will get a bump in pay, based on the level of degree they have and their salary. My bachelor’s degree will get me an extra 3% of my salary on every paycheck. (Yes, I know…