This document provides tips for asking for a pay raise at your job. It advises researching market rates for your role to demonstrate you are underpaid. When making your case, highlight your achievements and contributions from the past few years, including any financial benefits brought to the company or new ideas introduced. Provide concrete examples and testimony from clients if possible. Explain your future goals and how you will continue improving, but do not make unrealistic promises or cite personal needs as the reason for more money.

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How to Ask For A PAy
Hike?

2. Wealllikemoremoneybutyoucannotsimplyaskforapayriseforthat.Youhavetodemonstratewhyyoudeserveahikeinthesalary.
Wealllikemoremoney
butyoucannotsimplyaskforapayriseforthat.Youhavetodemonstratewhyyoudeserveahike
inthesalary.

3. Withmoredownsizingandshorttermcontracts,
thereisaclimateofjobinsecurityandpeoplefeartoaskforapayrise.Ifyouarehappyinyourposition,asking
forapayrisecanbebestinsteadofchangingjob.

4. researchoutwhatthemarketratesare.Iftheequivalentbusinessesarepayingthesamemoneyforyourrole,it
willbewastetoworkaftersalaryrise.
Beforeyouask,

5. Presentyourachievementsofthepastyearsclearlyandinsimpleterms.Wherepossible,presenttestimonialsofclients.
Convinceyourbossthatyouareworthapayrise.

6. Mentionifyouhavebroughtfinancialbenefitstothecompany,helpedinsmoothrunningofdepartmentsorintroducednewideasorworking
practices.
Givethebossthereasonthat willjustifyyourincrease.

7. Donotmakeunrealisticpromises.
Explainwhatyouhopetoachieveinthenextfewmonthsandhowyoucanimproveyourwork.

8. Youhavetoprovethatyoudeservethepayrise.
Itisnotagoodideatosaythatyouneedtheextramoneytopurchaseahouseorababyisontheway.

9. Butdon’toverdoit.
Makesuremanagersanddirectorsknowwhoyouareandareawareofyourgoodwork.

10. Ifpossibleagreehowyouintendtotakethingsforwardandsetatimeforpayreviewinthe
future.
Donotthreatentowalkoutofthecompanyifyourappealisturneddown.