--- title: The Right Time to Ask for a Raise description: At a time when money is tight and annual reviews are on the decline, these strategies will guide you. authors: - name: Donna Rosato url: https://money.com/author/donna-rosato-3/ at_money_since: 2013 articles: 125 covers: - Career Advice - Housing - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Retirement - Taxes social: - https://x.com/RosatoDonna former_staff: true - name: Kate Santichen url: https://money.com/author/kate-santichen/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 22 covers: - Career Advice - Credit - Education - Housing - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Retirement social: - https://x.com/santichen former_staff: true - name: Turner Cowles url: https://money.com/author/turner-cowles/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 24 covers: - Career Advice - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Investing - Lifestyle - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Retirement - Technology social: - https://x.com/tgcowles former_staff: true published: '2015-10-07T13:27:59.000Z' modified: '2024-02-23T09:58:08.000Z' section: Career Advice tags: - careerist - Careers - Donna Rosato - pay - raise - Raises - should you ask for a raise - video - Wages - Workplace word_count: 206 canonical: https://money.com/when-ask-for-raise-tips/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Woman hiding behind cubicle in office](https://img.money.com/2015/10/151008_lede_askforraise.jpg) The typical raise for the coming year is just 3%, but—even worse—many companies are eliminating the annual performance review altogether. That means the burden is now on you to find the right time to talk to your boss about getting a raise. Ask yourself these five questions before talking to your boss. **Have you accomplished anything worth talking about?** You have to give your boss a good reason to give you more money. **Have your job responsibilities changed?** If you've added new duties and done a good job, that's a great way to open a conversation. **Do others think you're great?** Have close colleagues or trusted clients toot your horn for you; ask them to send an email to your boss about how much they enjoy working with you. **Is your job in demand?** Are you easily replaceable? Even if you are, that doesn't disqualify you from asking for a raise, but it should factor into how much more you ask for. **How is your company doing?** This may be the most important question; if your company isn't investing in your division or there's a budget freeze, you'll be fighting an uphill battle to get more money. ***Read Next: How to Get the Raise You Deserve*** ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/when-ask-for-raise-tips/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Career Advice", "item": "https://money.com/career-advice/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Salaries and Wages", "item": "https://money.com/salaries-and-wages/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "The Right Time to Ask for a Raise" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/when-ask-for-raise-tips/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/when-ask-for-raise-tips/", "name": "The Right Time to Ask for a Raise", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2015-10-07T13:27:59.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/when-ask-for-raise-tips/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/when-ask-for-raise-tips/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-02-23T09:58:08.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "The Right Time to Ask for a Raise", "articleSection": "Career Advice", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2015/10/151008_lede_askforraise.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1400, "caption": "151008_LEDE_ASKFORRAISE" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Donna Rosato", "url": "https://money.com/author/donna-rosato-3/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/donna-rosato-3/#author", "image": "https://img.money.com/2014/05/140530_bio_author_rosato.jpg?quality=85&w=190&h=190&crop=1", "email": "donna_rosato@moneymail.com", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/RosatoDonna" ] }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kate Santichen", "url": "https://money.com/author/kate-santichen/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/kate-santichen/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/santichen" ] }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Turner Cowles", "url": "https://money.com/author/turner-cowles/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/turner-cowles/#author", "image": "https://img.money.com/2015/01/150107_bio_author_cowles_021.jpg?quality=85&w=190&h=190&crop=1", "email": "turner.cowles@timeinc.com", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/tgcowles" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2015-10-07T13:27:59.000Z", "description": "At a time when money is tight and annual reviews are on the decline, these strategies will guide you.", "abstract": "At a time when money is tight and annual reviews are on the decline, these strategies will guide you.", "@id": "https://money.com/when-ask-for-raise-tips/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-02-23T09:58:08.000Z", "wordCount": 206, "keywords": [ "careerist", "Careers", "Donna Rosato", "pay", "raise", "Raises", "should you ask for a raise", "video", "Wages", "Workplace" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Career counseling", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_counseling" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Wages and salaries", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wages_and_salaries" ] } ] } ] } ```