> If you feel like you are providing more value than your employer is paying you for and they won't give you a raise. Then apply at other companies and ask for

> If you feel like you are providing more value than your employer is paying you for and they won't give you a raise. Then apply at other companies and ask for the rate you want. If you are worth what you think you're worth you will get a job offer close to that rate, otherwise you won't and you'll learn the value that the market places on your skills. This has matched with my experience every single time. At almost every job I've worked at in the last 20 years it's been: * get hired at X because it was MN% higher than what I last had * learn new skills * get promoted without a pay increase or with a < 2% pay increase * ask for a raise stating my accomplishments and promotion * get pissed off and leave for MN% increase * repeat At this point in my life I've just stopped asking for raises altogether. It's simpler and easier to just go elsewhere.