This past Friday was my annual review. I'd done pretty well over the past year, including taking on some very necessary additional responsibilities. Based on conversations overheard from other employees, I could be expecting a 6-7% raise.
Also, over the past few months I'd been receiving calls/messages from recruiters about opportunities elsewhere. I'd turned them down because I'm pretty good where I am. However, the last message I received got my attention, when it listed the salary range of 90-95K.
I was currently at 80K. Apparently, I was a bit more underpaid than I thought. I brought it to the attention of my boss and asked him what he would do in my situation. He said he was open to considering it – since he didn't want to see me leave.
That turned out to be less than a week before my review, which was excellent. My pay raise?
10K, or 12.5%
Know your worth.