How to Ask for a Pay Raise - Q&A
Since then the management has changed and last year at my yearly review they seemed unwilling to increase my salary to what it should be (for someone with my degree, experience, and how hard I work). In fact, I am being paid about $10,000 a year less than I should be according to my research.
Now, here I am over a year later, still underpaid and waiting for another review to come up. What makes it worse is that management knows I am a very hard worker and that I take on everything that is given to me and much more. I need some advice on how to convince my employer they should raise my salary to the amount it should be. Can you help me? Overworked and Underpaid
Your thoughts about the writer's salary situation are welcome in "comments" below.
A. Dear Reader: Tip for the future: it is very tough to get your salary up to where it should be when you enter a company below market. The "average" company gives employees the "average" increase which ranged from 2-4 percent over the last couple of years. Not every company has the philosophy and policy of periodically looking at market rates and making salary adjustments based on their findings.
If you have not had a pay increase in several years and have been a very good employee, which it sounds as if you have, you may want to consider moving on. Depending on your field, there may be a much better position out there for you. The average person receives about a ten percent increase when they move on.
All that said, if you like your current job and company, here are my tips about salary:
- How to Ask for a Pay Raise.
- Employer: Tips for a Successful Salary Negotiation.
- Tips for Determining a Motivating Salary
"Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake." --Wallace Stevens
Comments
Dear Reader,
It is the mentality of every management how to save there money from flowing out. there are very few companies who understands the efforts of their workforce and satisfy them financially. In your case if you have spend 3 loyal years in the company and you are working hard and justifying your work and still the management is not bothered about increasing your salary then I think you must look for other better options. The last try what you can do is to show them your work on paper or physically. make your job profile and show them that your have justified your work. Then wait for their reaction and still if they dont then better move out.
All The Best
If after presenting all the information along with being a high performer doesn’t work, then it is time to start looking for a new job.
You’ll quickly find out if you truly are underpaid. If and when you get a new job offer, take it and don’t look back.