Are you getting paid what you're worth?

a deceptively simple question for you: "Are you getting paid what you're worth?" To view this email as a web page, [click here]() {NAME}, a deceptively simple question for you: "Are you getting paid what you're worth?" You'd think this is an easy question to answer, but figuring out what you're really worth is surprisingly hard. After all, your boss isn't going to proactively say, "Hey {NAME}, you've been doing such a good job here that I feel like I should let you know I'd happily pay an extra $15,000 a year just to keep you on the team." [gif] You'll have to figure this out on your own. Today, I want to give you three ways to do this, from basic to advanced. "Are you underpaid?" → Quick litmus test How many of the following are true for you? - You told yourself that if you worked hard, your boss would recognize you and give you a raise. It hasn't happened. - You didn’t negotiate when you got the job. You thought about it at performance reviews, but it hasn’t worked out the way you imagined. - You might get a cost-of-living adjustment, but you haven't gotten a notable raise in years. If you said YES to one of these, you're probably underpaid. If you said YES to two of these, you're almost certainly underpaid. If you said YES to all of these, what are you doing?!? (The good news is it's not too late to [take control of your career and start getting paid more]().) * * * "Are you underpaid?" → Online research Use these sites to get average salary ranges for your job title: - [Payscale.com]() - [Glassdoor.com]() - [Salary.com]() Go ahead — look up your job title and how much you should be paid. Be sure to try different variations of your job title/industry. And use your location, performance level and years of experience to fine-tune your estimate. I guarantee that when you look this number up, you will be surprised. Watch what happens. This approach isn't perfect, but many people are underpaid by such a large amount that it's blatantly obvious. I've had readers do 15 minutes of research and find out they were being underpaid by $2,000…a month. [gif] * * * "Are you underpaid?" → Testing the market Here's how top performers tackle this question: First, they don't wait around for years and then try to determine what they're worth. They're constantly testing the market. Second, they keep their finger on the pulse of their industry and niche by regularly spending time with people at and above their level at similar companies. For example, I know one UI Designer who put together a group of other UI Designers who regularly got together for drinks. This meant they were all deeply entrenched in their market. - They knew who was moving from one company to another - They knew which companies treated their employees well…and which treated them poorly - They knew which companies paid a lot — and what the going rate for a top UI Designer was - They also knew who was hiring and who was growing fast This is invaluable information you can't get any other way. Who do you think will be more prepared to get a raise at their next evaluation: - The top performer who knows that he could make $20,000 more by moving to company X — and already has connections inside the company? - Or the average performer who really wants a raise but has no idea how to make it happen? And more importantly, how about you? Can you answer the question: Are you getting paid what you're really worth? [Signature] P.S. Have you registered for my new, free class: "How to Recession-Proof Your Career"? 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