Do you know where you fall in the salary band for your level?

If you are not sure if you are below, at, or above the median for your level, then you would be negotiating blindly with your current employer. If you are at the top of the salary band, then you put yourself at risk and likely won't get anything more without a promotion. If you are lower in your salary band (talk to your coworkers at same level if you are friends), then you absolutely have room to ask for more.

But as fordham mentioned, it is a risk. And likely you are looking around and interviewing for more reasons than just salary. However, if it is only because of salary, then current job is very unlikely to match anything that is a raise of 10% or higher (unless the company really really loves you). Good luck.

In response to this post by All The Way

Posted: 06/19/2019 at 3:32PM

Where is the lounge on leveraging offers for more at current job? -- All The Way 06/19/2019 2:56PM

Need to be non emotional when you do it -- MrBayAreaHokie 06/19/2019 7:13PM

You only get one chance before it’s frowned upon. ** -- skinsvt 06/19/2019 7:02PM

To me it depends on your motivation -- Vienna_Hokie 06/19/2019 4:50PM

That can be tricky, and is a hard question to answer by someone that doesnt -- vt_mughal 06/19/2019 4:23PM

I think its all in the way you phrase it. I tried it and it paid off -- hokiegoatzz 06/19/2019 4:15PM

There is no “should” prerequisite by a current -- PhotoHokieNC 06/19/2019 7:11PM

To clarify, money was not the driving factor in going this route -- hokiegoatzz 06/20/2019 1:38PM

Well, it's only insulting if I say it is, basically. :-) ** -- PhotoHokieNC 06/20/2019 3:42PM

Bad practice. Might work short term. Long term you’re viewed as a mercenary -- RoswellGAHokie 06/19/2019 4:06PM

Snake. My lovely bride worked with a guy who did that every year -- PhotoHokieNC 06/19/2019 3:58PM

What worked for me... Only seek if you're willing to leave. -- hokiehunter07 06/19/2019 3:53PM

Wow - you got lucky IMO -- PF 06/19/2019 4:08PM

I don't think it is a snake practice but.. -- PF 06/19/2019 3:49PM

I've always been wary of doing that. BEFORE you go out and interview -- Late 80s Hokie 06/19/2019 3:36PM

Do you know where you fall in the salary band for your level? -- HokieAl 06/19/2019 3:32PM

Great idea, if you're college football/hoops coach. ** -- HWA 06/19/2019 3:29PM

Everything has risks, if they do not want to lose you -- fordham 06/19/2019 3:09PM

If you're gonna go out, go out like this guy... -- Chris Coleman

06/19/2019 3:08PM

Setting yourself up to be replaced by your current company ASAP if you -- CochraneResident 06/19/2019 3:01PM

Never a good idea. ** -- VTENGR 06/19/2019 2:56PM

Agree. Just make it known to your superiors that you're looking to take on -- King Jaffe Joffer 06/19/2019 3:03PM

Do you know where you fall in the salary band for your level?

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