My employer posts a compensation chart listing each position within our company and the market rate for that position in our region.
I was recently promoted, relatively young however, and asked for the salary listed on the compensation form for my position. They offered me about 10% less than that, and said the number on the chart was inflated and probably not accurate. I was also told by HR that they make up for offering lower salaries with other company wide benefits..
This was a promotion for becoming licensed in my field. It was an arduous process, and the raise was barely enough to cover costs of inflation.
When I expressed that I thought the offer was low, they also mentioned we have performance reviews coming up and I could get a raise then.
It’s almost performance review time. What should I do?
Edit: I’m only 3 years post grad, so I’m new to this – please be kind!