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title: The Best Way to Ask for a Raise
description: Money coach Lynnette Khalfani-Cox offers 4 pieces of advice to help you approach your boss to ask for a raise.
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published: '2015-11-16T17:17:01.000Z'
modified: '2024-02-23T09:29:13.000Z'
section: Career Advice
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![Screen Shot 2015-11-13 at 5.33.14 PM](https://img.money.com/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-13-at-5-33-14-pm.png)

A thing that's universally acknowledged is that it's difficult to approach your boss and ask for a raise. Money coach Lynnette Khalfani-Cox addresses four points that will help you ask for a raise:

**Keep track of your success:** Document all of your accomplishments and compliments, whether from clients, employers, or coworkers.

**Show your employer your value:** Provide the numerical value, if you can, of your accomplishments: Sales you've made and deals you've brokered, for example.

**Choose the right time to ask for a raise:** Be aware of the environment in which you work and make sure it's the right time.

**Heed your employer's feedback:** Make sure to take into account the criteria that would make you eligible for a raise.

***Read next: The Billionaire Who’s Fighting Income Inequality***

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