How to Negotiate a Raise During Your Promotion, by Andrew LaCivita on YouTube. 10 min 55 s.
- Video length
- 10 min 55 s
- Time to do it
- 1 week of preparation
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
List everything you delivered in the past year: projects finished, problems solved, people trained and money or hours saved. Pull real numbers from reports, emails and your calendar so each point is concrete.
Turn the list into a one page value summary. Group it by result, not by task, and put the biggest number at the top so your manager sees the impact in seconds.
Check what the promoted title pays in your area and industry. Use salary sites, recruiter conversations and current job postings to settle on a realistic range before you walk in.
Ask your manager for a meeting before the promotion is finalised. Say you want to talk about the scope of the new role and the pay that goes with it.
Open with the new responsibilities and the value you already deliver. Keep the focus on the business result, not on your rent or your years of service.
Hand over the value summary and name a specific figure or narrow range. Silence after you say the number is fine, so let your manager respond first.
Ask questions instead of arguing if the answer is low. Ask what budget exists for the role and what results would justify the higher figure.
Close with a written agreement. Ask for the new title, salary and effective date in your offer letter or email so nothing drifts later.
Tips and common mistakes
Start the conversation before the promotion is signed off, because budgets are easier to move at that point.
If the answer is a flat no, ask for a date to revisit and the exact milestones that would the raise.
Avoid quoting your personal expenses as a reason, since it gives your manager nothing to defend to their own boss.
Questions
What if my manager says the budget is frozen?
Ask for a written date to revisit, plus the specific results that would trigger a review. A raise delayed with a date and milestones is very different from a plain no.
Should I give a number first?
Come with a researched range so you are not guessing. If you can, let your manager state the figure first, then respond with your evidence rather than your reaction.
How is this different from asking for a raise later?
A promotion changes your duties, so the pay discussion is expected and easier to justify. Use the new scope as the anchor instead of waiting a year to argue from your old job.
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