<prompt> Human: I am having my annual performance review next week and need advice on how to get a bigger raise. Situation: I work for an IT company that gives raises every year automatically at the annual performance review, and it really isnt a discussion. They basically tell you what your increase is, and its not much. For example, I got a whopping 0.50hr raise last year. A few weeks after that, my supervisor quit and I took her spot. I know she was earning 45k salary, but when I got the job, they gave me 40k. But coming from 30k, I was very happy to accept that right away lol. This year, I added a ton of responsibilities to this position. The previous supervisor didnt do much, but now I do a whole lot more. I even stepped up and successfully created a new program and website for the company even though I had 0 experience of doing either of those. I got a lot of positive feedback from people higher up in the company, and some were even outside of my department. My current idea is to go to the director of HR very small department and Im close with him and ask to set up a meeting to discuss it after I get my review back. I would like to at least be getting 45k Im not mentioning that I know thats how much the last supervisor got, if not more, since Ive added a ton of more responsibilities to this position and I did an awesome job the past 2 years with the company. Is this a good idea? If not, what do you suggest I do?I know that if I say nothing, Ill end up with just a 1-2k bump this year which isnt much considering how much Ive extra work Ive taken on this yearEDIT: Wow, thanks for all of the great responses everyone! I am going to sit down tonight and formulate a game plan. You guys really gave me some awesome ideas on how to move forward!  <response>: Id go up to 48k and they will want to come close. Closer to 45k. If you ask 45k they will either say no or go down to 42-43k. It all depends on the company. Youd have more confidence if you knew the financials of the company. If theyve been making good profits the last few years and this looks to continue, ask the 48k. If its a flat line. Good luck. If their losing money, then doubtful. 