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Getting a raise
I learned recently I'd be getting a merit increase. Not all staff get them. So it was good to hear. But last week a coworker who is the same age as me, started at the same time and is at the same level (but we perform different functions) mentioned she learned of her raise and told me the percentage, which is 7.5%
Today I learned mine is 3.3%. Of course I was disappointed.
Obviously, I can't say that I know about my coworker, but would you do anything? This coworker is just about to give her notice, by the way. I am taking on more and more responsibility here, and recently finished a huge project that had me working extra hours (no overtime) and was successfully completed. My review was stellar.
I'm grateful to get a raise. But I feel undervalued and think if it's based on merit, I should get at least 5%. What would you do, if anything? I want to stay on at least a year to get some additional valuable experience, after that I could look for something else. I would love to stay longer term than that, as I like the job and the people, but salary is definitely important.
Would you bring it back up with your boss? Ask for another raise in six months? Just wait it out until I'm ready to look for another job? I really think if they knew this was an issue, they'd be willing to pay me more. But of course I don't want to be completely ungrateful.
Re: Getting a raise
What someone else was given is irrelevant to you unless you worked the same job, reported to the same supervisor, and knew the ins and outs of her job function and performance. It is also possible that she had a lower starting salary despite having similar job titles and that her raise brought her salary up to yours.
If you feel that your role is expanding and is meritorious of a pay increase, you might consider having your position reviewed by HR to see if you merit an actual promotion. At that point you can reopen discussion on salary. Seems to me that if you had your review and you were given a raise that you are not happy with, that is due to the content of the review. While stellar, perhaps it was not as stellar as another person's.
Merit raises of up to 3% are very common right now - times are tight and honestly many companies are not increasing salary at all.
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Good suggestion about HR. Thanks. I know I should be (and I am) grateful to be getting a raise. It's partially a case of me knowing too much. Some salaries have been made public, so I know there is more money going around than they want to admit.
My coworker definitely started at a higher salary than me. I think they are giving higher raises to people making more, which is what bugs me, but you could say that maybe they are all doing more "stellar" of a job than me. Or I'm just an easy mark. Like you said, it's no use comparing, it's just hard not to.
Don't believe the co-worker. Why is she telling you this information? I would hope you don't compare salaries with co-workers, that is a big no-no and can only set up someone being very resentful.
3% is very average and 7% is high. I would ask your supervisor if there's any opportunities for bonuses. In a prior job my boss got me a one-time bonus to make up for the fact that she was limited in how much merit increase she could give me.
In my company there is no such thing as cost of living increases and merit increases can run anywhere from 0-10%. Most people get 2-3%.
We also pay people more who are higher performers. Pay may also be equalized if equal performers were hired in at different pay rates.
From what you have said, your don't seem to have a very good understanding of how corporate pay structures work. Your manager and HR gave you what they deemed fair. Complaining about it will almost certainly get you nowhere.
As a separate issue, if you feel that your responsibilities better align with a higher level position, I do recommend you respectfully present your case to your manager or HR. Do not whine and do have a business case why you should be compensated differently.
Thanks for your advice on HR, I do think that's the way to go.
But I don't think my post indicates that I don't have an understanding of how corporate pay structures work.
As you said, merit increases are up to 10%, most people get 2% or 3%. They pay people more who are high performers. There's nothing about that I don't get. I believe I was/am an extremely high performer, and my review shows that. How they deemed what was fair from there is very difficult to tell. I don't see how that shows I don't get corporate pay structures.
Regardless, I am working on a justification for them/HR. Thanks to all for the thoughts.
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