Negotiating a pay-rise with no knowledge of "worth"?
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I've been given a promotion at work in the form of an additional project which, once established, will require my oversight to keep it going. Should I be successful in this, further similar projects are likely to come my way.
I don't know how much detail to give, but can answer questions if people think it's relevant to the advice.
I know I'll be offered a pay rise, but I don't know how to negotiate my 'worth' as I don't know what other similar positions offer, or what colleagues in the company in similar positions are being paid.
I'm moving from running one site (on my current pay of £26,780) to running this same site, plus setting up another, hiring the team to take over at the other site, and then managing them from a distance going forward.
I don't want to over-inflate my worth, but I don't want to sell myself short either.
Thanks!
I don't know how much detail to give, but can answer questions if people think it's relevant to the advice.
I know I'll be offered a pay rise, but I don't know how to negotiate my 'worth' as I don't know what other similar positions offer, or what colleagues in the company in similar positions are being paid.
I'm moving from running one site (on my current pay of £26,780) to running this same site, plus setting up another, hiring the team to take over at the other site, and then managing them from a distance going forward.
I don't want to over-inflate my worth, but I don't want to sell myself short either.
Thanks!
A fair day's pay for a fair day's work is one way to look at it. Do you feel valued by your managers and do you feel it's a fair wage?
Your 'worth' can be quite a subjective issue and the only true way to find out is to ask for a pay increase and see what the outcome is. If you get what you asked for then you were correct. If you don't, then your boss' view of your worth is clearly different to your own. How you react to that is up to you.
Another option is to benchmark yourself by applying for roles at the salary point you aspire to and see if you get sifted in to interview.
Good luck!
Your 'worth' can be quite a subjective issue and the only true way to find out is to ask for a pay increase and see what the outcome is. If you get what you asked for then you were correct. If you don't, then your boss' view of your worth is clearly different to your own. How you react to that is up to you.
Another option is to benchmark yourself by applying for roles at the salary point you aspire to and see if you get sifted in to interview.
Good luck!
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