定てい期き昇しょう給きゅう

noun

regular pay raise; annual salary increase

Refers to a scheduled, usually annual, salary increase based on a company's pay scale, distinct from a promotion-based raise.

• 今年ことしの定てい期き昇しょう給きゅうは平へい均きん2%だった。

  This year's regular pay raise averaged 2%.

• 定てい期き昇しょう給きゅう制せい度どがある会かい社しゃはまだ多おおい。

  Many companies still have a regular pay raise system.