I am in an entry level position and accepted my offer with no real salary negotiation due to my circumstances requiring me to lock in a job as fast as possible. I have been here for a little less than a year and have 1.5 years total experience in the field. I love my job, the exposure it gives me and dont want to switch companies or move to another business unit for at least another year or two before getting an MBA. However, I recently found out that most entry level hires with less experience, less executive exposure, and less demanding jobs have a 15% higher base salary. How and when should I approach my manager about this? If my base compensation is around 60k and considering what I mentioned above, what is the upper limit that I could reasonably ask for?
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Find a new job. After you are already in, there's only very limited budget to bump your salary. The biggest bump is always at offer time.
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Have the conversation with your manager and outline the points you have here. If they don't agree that your work warrants a pay increase at the moment ask for a clear plan forward to get you to that point.