If you are offered a job that pays between $26,000 - $ 28,000/year, what is the hourly pay rate?
you need to know how many hours they work per day (or week) before you can calculate how much they earn per week. sry i can't be of more help.
If you were offered a $6 per hour pay raise....?
If you were offered a $6 per hour pay raise from what you are currently making to leave your employer for another? Pro's: 1) the new company offers better advancement oppertunities. 2) is offering 6 more dollars per hour. 3) will challenge me more at work Con's: 1) the new company is 45 miles from my house whereas my current employer is across the road. 2) i really love the area i live in and after my current lease is up it would only make sense to move closer to the new employer. 3) I have job security and although i think that will be the case with the new employer I may be wrong. you just never know.
My boss offered a pathetic pay raise?
Does "everyone you know" include people in the industry in your geographical area who have the authority to know what someone with your level of experience should be getting paid? It's one thing to have your friends, or people you know from another city say what they think the average salary is, but unless you have someone within your geographical area who knows what they're talking about any numbers you may have been talking about with others are worthless. I could get 20% more if I was willing to drive 75 minutes from where I live. Or if I drove in the opposite direction, about 25% less. How long have you been at this job? Growing responsibilities is absolutely the norm. Your boss likely laughed out of genuine surprise because of any number of reasons: 1. You haven't realized that there's huge slump in employment and very few are even getting annual raises this year 2. You haven't been around long enough to actually warrant talking about a raise. It would have to be at least a year, or an absolute major change in role (like moving to a team lead position) 3. Your boss thinks you think too highly of yourself that you think you deserve a raise, and you're actually not doing as well in your current job as you think (hopefully this isn't the case, but I've honestly had a clueless employee ask me for a raise while I was getting the paperwork in order for his final written warning before he was fired) 4. There's just no money in the budget and he's surprised that employees haven't realized that money is very tight at the company now. Etc... Meet again, but be realistic.
Should you always look for a new job offering 10-15% salary increase when your current company is only giving you an annual increase of 3-4%?
This is a subjective question. I think one can normally raise their salary by changing jobs, as the new employer recognizes they need to pay more to overcome the loss of recognition that a good performer will have when starting anew elsewhere. What you gain in salary increase you lose in terms of being a known quantity and having to prove yourself again. You may also be passed over for a promotion that you would have had had you been there longer.And you can only move so many times to increase your salary this way. There are ranges that companies will pay, and as you get above the midpoint for the range for a level, a company becomes warier. And too many jobs over too short a time also indicates that you will not stay with the new company, either. Several jobs in the first few years after college is fine, it is not so fine later in one’s career.
What is the right way to leverage a new job offer with your current boss to negotiate a salary raise?
Which position offers the higher upside? How much more money is being offered for the new position? How long have you been in your current role? Would making a change make you seem like a job hopper (which should be avoided) If you have a solid relationship with your manager then be upfront about what the market is offering for your services. Tell them that your first choice would be to stay and give them an opportunity to retain.I remember I used to work at the Gap. I was offered a position for $.15 more per hour to work at another store in the mall. Talked to my Dad and he then asked the amount of hours I was working (10). He reached in his pocket and gave me $1.50.
I got a job offer, but am not really interested in that company. How can I negotiate with my current job a payrise equal to the offer?
I have to ask why you went all the way through the interview process if you didn't have a true interest in that company. It sounds like this was only a method to get a pay increase at your current employer, and that tactic can often backfire. Were transparent conversations held around the competitiveness of your current salary and the reasons you believe you were due for a compensation review? If not, you have not handled the situation as professionally as possible and you should give the current employer the opportunity to discuss it as professionals.