Build Your Raise Case — The One-Page Document That Gets You Paid
Asking for a raise without evidence is just hoping. Today you build a one-page case — your wins, your impact, and the market number — so the decision becomes easy to say yes to.
The idea
A raise case is a single page that makes saying yes easy for your manager. It has three parts: your wins (what you delivered, with numbers), your scope (how your responsibilities have grown beyond your original role), and the market number (what people doing your job now earn). The reason it works is that your manager usually has to justify your raise to someone above them. If you hand them the evidence already assembled, you're not just asking — you're giving them the document they need to win the approval on your behalf. You make yourself easy to say yes to.
Who is this for?
Pooja Reddy
Business Analyst · Bengaluru
Pooja absorbed two analysts' work after a teammate left, but every time she thought about asking for a raise, she froze.
She spent an hour on a one-page case: three wins with numbers, her new responsibilities, and the market rate from AmbitionBox and LinkedIn.
She emailed it ahead of her review. Her manager said it made approval easy. She got a 22% raise — the first she'd ever actually asked for.
"Your manager has to sell your raise to their boss. Hand them the pitch already written."
What you'll get
A one-page raise case
Wins, scope, and market number — assembled and ready to hand over.
Your impact in numbers
Vague "I work hard" becomes specific, undeniable evidence.
A market-backed number
You'll name a figure grounded in data, not hope.
Confidence for the conversation
When the evidence is on paper, the ask gets much easier to say out loud.
Watch
Ken Coleman · framework + scripts · ~6 min
Do the challenge
1List your wins — with numbers
Write 3–5 concrete things you delivered in the last 6–12 months. Wherever possible, attach a number: revenue, time saved, cost cut, projects shipped, errors reduced. "Led X" is weak; "Led X, which cut processing time 30%" is a case.
💡 No obvious numbers? Use proxies: hours saved per week, number of stakeholders served, volume handled, before/after quality. Almost any contribution can be quantified with a little thought.
2Document your scope creep
List responsibilities you've taken on beyond your original role — new areas, people you mentor, decisions you now own. Growth in scope is one of the strongest arguments for a pay adjustment.
3Find your market number
Check what your role (and your expanded scope) pays now on AmbitionBox, LinkedIn Salary, or Glassdoor for your city and experience. Aim to anchor at the 60th–75th percentile, not the average.
4Assemble it onto one page and send it ahead
Put wins, scope, and the market number on a single clean page. Share it before or at the start of your review so your manager has time to absorb it — surprises make people defensive; evidence given early makes them prepared.
💡 Turn these notes into a crisp one-page raise case with three sections: Wins (with numbers), Expanded Scope, and Market Rate. Make it confident and factual, not boastful. Notes: Wins: [list]. New responsibilities: [list]. Market rate I found: [number/source]. My current pay: [number]. Suggest the specific number I should ask for.
Your template
MY RAISE CASE — One Page That Makes "Yes" Easy NAME: __________ ROLE: __________ REVIEW DATE: __________ ① WHAT I DELIVERED (wins with numbers) • [Win 1] — impact: [number / %] • [Win 2] — impact: [number / %] • [Win 3] — impact: [number / %] ② HOW MY SCOPE HAS GROWN When I started, my role was: [original scope] Today I also own: [new responsibilities, people, decisions] ③ THE MARKET NUMBER Role + scope market rate ([city], [years] exp): ₹______ Source: [AmbitionBox / LinkedIn Salary / Glassdoor] My current pay: ₹______ → The gap: ₹______ ④ MY ASK I'm requesting an adjustment to ₹______, which reflects my impact above and brings me in line with the market for this role. ────────────────────────────────────────── HOW TO USE: Send this 1–2 days before your review. Keep it to one page. Lead the conversation with evidence, not apology.
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