<prompt> Human: So, the 1-year mark came and went with no performance review and no offer of a raise. I am an Assistant Project Manager with a very small private environmental consulting firm 11 employees, with a variety of roles. When I started my job, I was mostly: Creating proposals and responding to bids Managing one large account Doing small administrative tasks Managing our contact database Helping out on other projects as need beA year later, I have my hands in nearly every project and I interact with nearly all of our clients. Duties include the above, plus the addition of: Grant writing for our clients Training new employees involvement in work for 5 additional clients representing my company at meetings sales and outreachI feel like I have taken on much more responsibility, with no raise with the exception of a pre-negotiated raise if I had a successful performance review at 3 months. I did some research online, and it looks like the average salary for someone in my position in Los Angeles where I live is between 45,000-51,000 annually. I have no health insurance, retirement, or stock benefits, however we do have 10 Vacation days, 10 personal wellness days, and the 23rd-New Years day off annually. We get no Christmas bonus. How do I go about asking for a raise? How much of a raise can I expect, or is reasonable to ask for? I would like to be making 45,000, as I believe I could find a higher salary elsewhere, but I like my company. Im also scared to bring this up with my boss! Help!  <response>: Do you have a degree? If so I would just go elsewhere. 