<prompt> Human: I know that the two major cons here are:- A pay rise would be permanent whereas a bonus is a one-off and not guaranteed to be repeated- Salary-related benefits, such as my contribution pension, are not improved when a bonus is receivedBut is that really it? Am I missing something?Would I be worse off with tax by receiving two large lump sum payments instead of a small monthly increase? Adding 10K to my income does not change my tax band.The one major pro here is that I would get the money sooner 5K now, 5K in 6 months.I am waiting for the formal offer documents so I have yet to see any caveats attached to this bonus plan so I dont know if they constrain me to stay with the company for a number of monthsyears.For what its worth, this is a professional services role where my company bills me to customers at about 85hour. Assuming 70 utilisation over 230 working days per year, I personally generate about 145Kyear revenue for the company.  <response>: It sounds like they do not want to give you a proper raise. I would not counter or fight it. Take the bonus and then start looking elsewhere for work if you truly believe you can get more money. No point in making a fuss. Companies largest expense is human capital. You will have to switch companies to make more . Simple as that. 