Usually you have a pool of money to split between your reports, playing with say a 2-6% raise for them. If you have an underpaid report you try to favor them, t

Usually you have a pool of money to split between your reports, playing with say a 2-6% raise for them. If you have an underpaid report you try to favor them, that kind of thing. If you get someone promoted, they get bumped into a new salary band, and thus get a larger raise — and this is outside the above pool.