Can you expect a salary hike, bonus in 2021? More companies are planning to give better salary hikes and bonuses to existing employees in 2021, as per a fresh salary trends survey. The average salary hike expected in India in 2021 is 7.3 per cent. advertisement UPDATED: January 21, 2021 14:32 IST More companies in the country are set to give better salary hikes and bonuses to employees in 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Representational image) With the economic situation in India gradually improving, more companies in the country are hoping to give better salary hikes and bonuses to existing employees besides ramping up hiring activity. While only a few companies handed out bonuses and salary hikes to workers in pandemic-hit 2020, the situation is likely to be better this year, according to a fresh survey quoted in an Economic Times report.