<prompt> Human: I have received a promotion to Engineering Supervisor with for the first time, having direct reports. My very formal boss discussed this with me in person and I was very excited since it should entail also a certain salary increase. During the face to face meeting he didnt tell me the increase saying he hasnt received that information for HR yet not sure if that was true. The same evening he shared a letter from HR congratulating me for the promotion with a 2 salary increase and I shall sign for approval. Two Percent. I do feel this is low balling at its finest. I do feel I have improved as an employee and deserved the promotion but the 2 is now upsetting me. Thoughts? How much should I be able to discussrequest? 4, 8 ? Grrr.  <response>: Check out glassdoor.com and put in your new job title in your area. See what the average salary is. Sometimes you can even find out what the salary range is in your company. If you find that theyre low-balling you they almost surely are then you can ask that question to your manager. As another user put it x, y, z, are my responsibilities. I believe thats worth more than the salary youre offering. If she argues, you can counter with average salaries for the same position. 2-3 is the normal raise everyone should be getting annually to keep up with inflation 