How to Ask for a Raise, With the Case Built for You
Asking for a raise is a pitch, and most people wing it. Counteroffer builds the case for you: the number, the market data, your wins, and the words to use.
Coaching, not legal or financial advice.
What are you negotiating?
Your offer or current pay
Market-rate band
Talking points
Email template
CopyTiming
Coaching, not legal or financial advice.
Direct answer
To ask for a raise, build a case before the meeting: benchmark your role, document your recent results, and name a specific number tied to your market value, often a 5 to 15 percent increase depending on your scope and the gap to market. Counteroffer assembles that case for you, including the data, your accomplishments, and a script for the conversation. Schedule the talk around a review or a clear win, and lead with value before the number. This is career coaching, not financial or HR advice.
Lead with evidence
Counteroffer helps you list concrete wins and results, so your ask is built on what you have delivered rather than how long you have been there.
Name a specific number
It sets a target increase anchored to your benchmark and the gap to market, so you ask for a figure you can justify line by line.
Script the conversation
You get the words to open the meeting, make the ask, and respond to a maybe, so you walk in prepared instead of hopeful.
▲ where it is used
Raise request in the field.
Asking for a raise
A raise is a pitch you make to your own manager, and winging it costs you. Counteroffer builds the case so you ask with evidence, a number, and the right words.
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Build your counteroffer in minutes.
Paste your offer or current pay and get a market-rate band, the number to counter with, talking points, and an email template.
Counteroffer is educational career coaching, not legal, financial, or HR advice.