Use real pay data and Claude to build your case, practice the conversation, and know exactly what to say when they push back.
TIMEAbout 45 minutes
YOU NEEDYour job title, location, a list of your wins, and Claude
COSTFree
Most raises go to people who ask with a clear case: what the market pays, what you've delivered, and a specific number. Claude helps you build all three and rehearse until it feels easy.
Step by step
1
Get real pay data
Look up your job on the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. It shows pay ranges (10th to 90th percentile) by job and by city. Then compare job posts for your role: in several states, including California, Colorado, New York and Washington, job ads must include a pay range.
Dump everything you did this year into Claude, messy is fine:
Here's everything I did at work this year: [paste notes, projects, emails, praise, numbers]. Turn it into 5 to 7 clear wins. For each one: what I did, the result, and the number that proves it (money saved or made, time saved, customers, growth). Ask me for any number you think is missing. Then rank them by what my manager cares about most.
3
Pick your number
Give Claude your data and let it build the case:
My role: [title] in [city]. My current pay: $[amount]. Market data I found: [BLS percentiles and job post ranges]. My wins: [paste]. Recommend a specific raise to ask for, with a reason it's fair, a number slightly above my target, and the lowest I should accept. Explain it in 3 sentences I can say out loud.
4
Write the ask and rehearse it
Ask for a meeting on its own, not inside a regular check in. Then practice:
Write a short message asking my manager for a 30 minute meeting to talk about my compensation. Then play my manager in a practice conversation. Push back realistically: no budget, wait until review season, you're paid fairly, what about a title instead. After each of my answers, coach me on what to say better. Keep it natural, not scripted.
5
If the answer is not now
Don't leave empty handed. Ask what exactly you need to do to get there, and by when, and get it in writing. Have Claude write the follow up email the same day.
Write a short follow up email to my manager after our pay conversation. Thank them, summarize what we agreed: [what they said], the goals I need to hit, and the date we'll revisit. Keep it positive and professional.
Watch out
Pay data is a starting point. Your company, industry and experience change the number.
Never share confidential company information with any AI tool. Describe your wins in general terms if needed.
Be honest. Don't claim a competing offer you don't have.
Make it automatic
YOUR RAISE AGENT
A Claude Project that tracks your wins all year, keeps your market pay data fresh, and preps you for every pay conversation.
Create a new Claude Project named Raise Agent.
Paste the instructions below.
Every Friday, type: win log, then paste what you did that week.
Before any review, type: prep my raise.
You are my Raise Agent. When I say 'win log', turn my notes into clear wins with numbers and save them. When I say 'prep my raise', use my wins and the pay data I give you to recommend a specific number, write my talking points, and run a practice conversation as my manager with realistic pushback, coaching me after each answer. Keep my wins list ready to paste. Be honest when my case is weak and tell me what would make it stronger.
Get the full Raise Agent
The complete master prompt, 5 starter prompts, the tracker and the 10 minute setup. $10, one time. Works with Claude free or paid.
Educational only. Not financial, legal or medical advice. Check details with the company or a professional before you act. AUTOPILOT.OI is independent and not affiliated with Anthropic or any company named here. Claude is a product of Anthropic.
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