Out of college, I received a decent job offer and I took it. About a year later, I felt like I was doing as much as most of the senior guys (maybe a little lower in quality but higher in quantity), and felt like my salary should be closer to theirs. Their salaries were 30-50% higher. So, I went to my boss, and basically said "look, when you hired me, I was just out of college, you were taking a risk, you didn't know what I could do or not do, etc. Over the last year, I think I proved that I can do good work and lots of it, and I hope my salary can reflect that." I asked for a 12% raise, my boss said it sounded high but he would think about it. A few days later, I got what I asked for.
TL;DR: you don't have to threaten to quit, and presenting good, logical reasons for a higher salary can be pretty effective. Just figure out what those reasons are and then present them to your boss in a non-threatening manner.
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Out of college, I received a decent job offer and I took it. About a year later, I felt like I was doing as much as most of the senior guys (maybe a little lower in quality but higher in quantity), and felt like my salary should be closer to theirs. Their salaries were 30-50% higher. So, I went to my boss, and basically said "look, when you hired me, I was just out of college, you were taking a risk, you didn't know what I could do or not do, etc. Over the last year, I think I proved that I can do good work and lots of it, and I hope my salary can reflect that." I asked for a 12% raise, my boss said it sounded high but he would think about it. A few days later, I got what I asked for.
TL;DR: you don't have to threaten to quit, and presenting good, logical reasons for a higher salary can be pretty effective. Just figure out what those reasons are and then present them to your boss in a non-threatening manner.