Some companies are reporting big raises. But they’re not real. - The Washington Post

Under a 2010 U.S. law, major U.S. firms were supposed to calculate and report how much their median worker receives in compensation. But after objections by the U.S. business lobby, regulators allowed companies to take a "short cut."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/19/some-companies-are-reporting-big-raises-theyre-not-real/