Finance salaries in 2012: Who’s getting the biggest raise?

Forget Santa! Will your company be naughty or nice to finance staffers’ bank balances in 2012? New salary data is out, and we have all the details.

They’ve become autumn traditions: Leaves change color and fall, people overeat at Thanksgiving and Robert Half comes out with its salary survey.

So what does 2012 hold for finance staffers across the country? And will you be dispensing good news to your people (and perhaps end up on the receiving end as well)?

Take a look at what the staffing experts believe is in store for a variety of key full-time finance positions. You can benchmark your own organization’s 2012 salary data against these averages.

Drumroll, please!

The entire report breaks down a slew of finance titles, by company size. (You can download the complete report right here.

But here’s a good sample to give you an idea of how your peers are handling raises in 2012 – and raises will be handed out:

Credit and Collections – Small Companies

Manager: 3.7%
Assistant Manager: 3.6%
Clerk: 3.9%

Credit and Collections – Mid-Sized Companies

Manager: 3.7%
Assistant Manager: 3.7%
Clerk: 3.6%

Credit and Collections – Large Companies

Manager: 3.7%
Assistant Manager: 3.8%
Analyst: 3.7%
Clerk: 3.7%

Payroll – Small Companies

Manager: 3.2%
Clerk: 3.1%

Payroll – Mid-Sized Companies

Manager: 3.3%
Clerk: 2.9%

Payroll – Large Companies

Manager: 3.3%
Coordinator/Administrator: 3.3%
Clerk: 3.1%

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable – Small Companies

Manager: 3.4%
Clerk: 3.5%

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable – Mid-Sized Companies

Manager: 3.5%
Clerk: 3.3%

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable – Large Companies

Manager: 3.4%
Clerk: 3.5%

Internal Auditor – Mid-Sized Companies

Manager: 4.1%
Senior: 4.0%
1-3 years: 4.3%
up to 1 Year: 4.2%

Internal Auditor – Large Companies

Manager: 4.0%
Senior: 3.6%
1-3 years: 3.6%
up to 1 Year: 3.8%