<prompt> Human: I apologize for any formatting errors or if this gets lengthy, just want to include as much information as possible, and Im on mobile. I graduated school in May of 2015 with a degree in Supply Chain Operations management and a degree in marketing, so business in general. All the jobs I will mention here are supply chain jobs. I started out immediately working for a national newspaper making 37k. Was okay with all that, I was just glad to have a job out of school, and I served on the side. About 6 months later that company got bought out, so I was at risk of losing my job and rather than wait around to find out and take severance pay, I found a job in a different state and started making 59k. Awesome! I worked on the side there too, as I had over 50k in student debt and a net worth of about -52k in January of 2016. It was great experience and I learned a lot, however I didnt like living there and decided to move back home in September of 2016. In November of 2016 I got a job offer from the company I am at now, a very large, global well known company that is 1 in terms of market share, and has a pretty good brand reputation. For the sake of this post, well call my position that I got and the one I am in now as associate. Everyone in my group is titled analysts or Sr. Analyst and their bosses are managers. My bosses are managers as well, although technically, everyone is above me and I help out with a ton of stuff. The analysts all own commodities and do supply chain work. That job requires or so the posting said 3 years of experience. So thats why I was brought on as an associate. I started out at 55k and it was rather slow to start. I have one large project I work on for six months that is a federal regulation and I am the only person who really works on this for the most part, and a couple other projects that sort of support my group if you will. If anyone needs help with anything, Im their go to person. From day one, my boss said that the intent of my position was to give me commodity responsibility and to make me an analyst. Fair enough. I was excited. I like the work I do and the freedom that I have at work, and honestly the experience will be huge as itll undoubtedly look good on a resume and give me a great deal of experience. Fast forward to May of 2017. I was given responsibility for one commodity as one individual who was an analyst moved onto a different role. Around that same time period I was given a second commodity just to free up some bandwidth for one individual who has a lot on his plate. In November of 2017 I was given a third commodity, again to free up bandwidth for another individual. So now I am the owner of three commodities, one of them actually being very technically and has a lot of global regulatory requirements and where I am also required to make sourcing decisions over seven figures annually. I am responsible for about 25m in spend on an annual basis. I manage a relationship with I would say 15-20 suppliers globally, and I still retain my original associate responsibly and have also taken on other processes that other people have owned that need to be monitored on a day to day basis. So I am doing associate work, and analyst work. The catch here is that Glassdoor is saying that analysts at my company have a salary range of 84-89k. Sr. Analysts make over six figures. This sort of pay disparity is something I do not understand. For reference, my annual review with my boss was absolutely flawless and I meet all expectations. There was zero criticism in my annual review. The regulatory projects I run were doing their best theyve ever done in five years, and I did it almost entirely alone. There was zero criticism in the review. I do have goals, and those are to be an analyst. I have asked my boss if there is room for an actual substantial raise without a title change, and he essentially said no. I have been told for about 14 months now that I will be an analyst when a person leaves, however about seven individuals have left my department and I remain an associate to my group. One individual just left this past Friday, and I do not know if theyre hiring someone in her place or not, but I did apply for a job posting as I was instructed by my boss that is no longer there. It is just very frustrating to me that there is such a delta in pay. For the record, I wouldnt expect to be paid even 84k, I would be happy with a smaller increase or have a salary somewhere in between my current one and that of my peers. My company hasnt been performing the best in the last couple quarters, but the entire market we are in is in a downturn, so its not unexpected or Job threatening, and other individuals have been promoted or moved around. I dont know if this warrants circumventing my bosses and confronting HR? Literally everyone in my group appreciates the work I do, has told me many times, and Ive been told occasionally that I do other peoples job, not in a bad way, but that I do work that would normally fall on others. Anyone experience this? I just feel like Im hitting a ceiling that honestly shouldnt be there or like theres always an excuse as to why I cant have my title changed. Id like to close with saying that I do not want to leave my job and have my resume look like I cannot hold a job. If I was paid what I believe to be a fairer wage, I would absolutely love my job 100. Thanks in advance.  <response>: This is when you realize your current employer isnt going to do what you want them to do no matter how hard you wish, and you go shopping for jobs to find out what youre actually worth on the open market.You may choose to leverage those offers but Id rather just go to another place that does value me. Matches made under duress often result in being replaced by someone cheaper and then you dont have another job offer to go to. 