<prompt> Human: Ive been with a small community bank for a little over 8 years now. I started as a part time teller, transferred to another branch to become full time, proved myself there to become the operations manager, and when the branch manager at that branch was promoted, she recommended me to replace her. I got the promotion and they started me at the bottom of the pay scale-- because of my age not officially and minimal experience in a branch manager position. Each one of my promotions have been to positions where I was the youngest and not having a ton of previous experience so Ive been started at the bottom of each salary band. The promotion from operations officer to BM was huge in terms of increase- close to 70. Im doing a good job as BM in my branch and even better than some other BMs in other branches that have been in that kind of position for decades. Granted I know I still have a lot to learn- coaching, leadership, managing skills-- but overall Im still doing a good job and I wouldnt consider any of those mentioned skills lacking, just able to be further developed. Having been there for over 8 years and contributing a lot to the bank- marketing ideas being implemented, etc. I am kind of tired at being at the bottom of the salary bands. My question is: how do I negotiate a substantial raise 20 when the industry standard is 3-4? Ive heard in the past from colleagues that sometimes you have to leave a company to go to another one and that how you get those bigger pay jumps. My confusion is- if I were to leave the bank, they would most likely bring someone on at a higher rate than what Im currently making. Wouldnt they want to give that pay increase to a current employee-- who has almost been there 10 years, proven, knows the bank and its systems, whom the customers love, and just a loyal employee ? Can I use that line of logic when negotiating ?  <response>: this isnt because you are young. This is because youve been on the promotion fast track. There are those in your current band with 10 additional years of 3-4 COL raises.I think its worthwhile discussing your issue with your company, emphasizing your strong performance in your current BM role against low pay. I dont know if theyll buy it, but its worth having that discussion in a friendly manner before looking external. 