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  "id": 4703277,
  "title": "US firms plan to increase employee base salary budgets by an average 3.3% in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-firms-plan-to-increase-employee-base-salary-budgets-by-an-average",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T19:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "HR Dive",
    "slug": "hr-dive",
    "url": "https://www.hrdive.com/news/us-firms-plan-to-increase-employee-base-salary-budgets-by-an-average-33-i/829177/"
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  "summary": "A majority of companies are also expecting incentive payouts to fall below target levels.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}