Good times seem to be rolling for BPO employees. Offshore BPO firm ExlService Holdings is looking at an average salary hike of 8-9 per cent per cent for its India-based employees this year � a notch higher than the eight per cent hike it typically hands-out.

For non-India employees, the salary increments will range from 2-3 per cent in case of its US staff to 7-8 per cent for the Philippines.

�We are in the process of finalising the salary increments for 2011. The hike will probably be about 8-9 per cent, which is slightly more than the usual average. Since the inflation in India is higher this year, there is a bit of catching up to do,� Mr Rohit Kapoor, President and CEO of the company said.