And What It Means for Your Financial Future ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Every April, salaried professionals across India wait for that familiar email from HR — the one announcing their annual increment. For most, the number reads somewhere between 8% and 10%. According to Deloitte India’s Talent Outlook 2025, the average salary hike across corporate India is projected at 8.8%, down from 9.0% in 2024. Mercer’s Total Remuneration Survey pegged it at 9.4%. Willis Towers Watson’s d