<prompt> Human: Hey everybody,Im currently 24 years old working at a fortune 500 company in Technical Operations in the SF bay area. For some context, I graduated from UC Davis with a degree in economics in 2016, and after that became a contractor temp at my current company in early 2017. My contract was bought out by the company in Dec 2017, and I officially became a full-time employee. My hourly wage contractor was 17hr, post-hire 20hr.I just underwent my yearly review and did very well, and got the maximum annual raise of 7. New pay 21.4hr.Obviously I am getting severely underpaid. My company lowballed me in my initial buyout and justified a low initial pay due to my lack of experience and the contract buyout . The thing is I really do love working at my job, as well as my direct managerpeers. I feel like Im learning a lot, developing new skills lots of finance crossover, and becoming more of a leader - specifically on team-wide projects. Also it helps that my hours are flexible and that the culture of the company is great. We can all watch videos or play games on the clock as long as the work for the day gets done. I currently still live with my parents, but am anticipating moving out sooner than later. Rent prices around here are CRAZY and there is no way I can afford to live here on my own at 21.4hr.Can I get a few opinions on whether I should look for another company, or stay within and look for internal openings? I somewhat feel like I am getting taken advantage of because I am so young. I know that I have performed extremely well since I have joined and that my colleagues have high opinions of me. Thanks!PS: Recently paid of student loans, so nothing to worry about thereAssistant: I would go out and interview for another job. You might get a much better offer that makes you excited to leave, or you might end up realizing that your current job really is awesome and be happier staying. Either way, youll have more knowledge going forward!Human: Thanks for the reply. I guess its one of those things where if I can find a different place with significantly higher salary 65k seems appropriate for my area I should take the jump, and if not I can stay at my current place  <response>: 65k for bay area is relatively low, and doubly so for any Technical job, triply so for a Fortune 500 company.I would recommend scoping out your options at sites like Glassdoor or PayScale. 