How to Reach Higher Salary as a Developer
How I got a 50% better salary, and an even better counteroffer
Your compensation doesn’t match your value. You don’t want a below-market salary.
What can you do to get a better salary? How to increase the chance of a better paycheck? How I got a 50% pay raise and an even better counteroffer?
Here are common myths and challenges to getting a pay raise.
You work hard, and you think that’s the way to pay raise. Truth: Hard work gets you more work.
You’re happy with your work. Even though you’re bored, don’t like it, or you're overwhelmed. Who can ask for a raise for a job they don’t like?
You work with a suboptimal team but still deliver. “Don’t bash them, they will leave a negative review on yearly talks” — you think.
You suck up any insult. You keep your mouth shut and obey orders verbatim. You don’t jell with the team, but still, you don’t protest. “Do as you’re told, and raise will come” — you think.
Stay loyal. Don’t switch companies. Don’t look for other offers.
Here’s what you should do instead.
Hard work isn’t important. You can burn yourself out and still not get a pay raise. Sometimes hard work can…
