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Should You Ask for a Raise? Your Step-by-Step Guide

Updated 6/19/2020
Should You Ask for a Raise? Your Step-by-Step Guide
Thinking about asking for a raise? Before you schedule a meeting with your boss, take a look at this infographic, which will point you in the right direction with a few simple questions.

Thinking about asking for a raise? Before you schedule a meeting with your boss, take a look at this infographic. Just answer a short series of questions, and you'll be pointed in the right direction—whether that's waiting a bit before asking for a higher salary, researching how much more you should request, or even starting the search for a new position.

Home page photo courtesy of 401K. Infographic courtesy of PayScale.

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JuJu writes and produces interactive graphics for The Daily Muse. Besides indulging her inner Adobe Flash nerd, she enjoys shopping, watching Pittsburgh Steelers football games and baking dessert items. JuJu attends Northwestern University, where she writes and edits for the Daily Northwestern and studies journalism and psychology.
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