Q: I know it won’t matter for at least the next several years, but when we receive a pay raise at the beginning of the year, how long do we need to be at the new salary for it to be a part of the computation of our high-3?
A: A high-3 is simply the average of the three highest consecutive years of base pay, whenever they occur. Assuming that your most recent 36 months are the basis for your high-3, for every additional month you work at the same or higher pay rate, one month will be dropped from the beginning of the sequence.
