<prompt> Human: I have my one year review coming up next week. Subsequently, I have been in my profession for one year as this is my first job out of my masters program. One of my coworkers with the same job title and duties as me but with one more year of experience made 28,000 more than me last year. We are both salary.Ive compiled both of our production over the last year, and I out perform her in almost every respect. This especially sucks as I feel I make 8 below what should be a respectable entry level salary for my profession. Ive dealt with this job because the experience is incomparable, and Id honestly like to put in AT LEAST 2 more years.Im extremely tempted to bring up these production numbers to my employer during my review so that I can help force an appreciable raise. Negative thing: I cant bring up the numbers without my employer knowing who Im comparing it to. The plus side, my coworker bailed and went to another company this month because ours still didnt pay her that well, and she felt overworked which we are, so I would not be jeopardizing her position. I also want to point out that I believe she deserved what she was making, I just feel like I deserve it too, if not more so. My question: is it tackydistasteful to bring up these numbers?  <response>: If it were me, Id present my argument in an impersonal manner without using names. Perhaps the stats can be conveyed in a visual manner using graphs, charts, etc? Present it from a mathematical perspective instead of a personal one. Pull info from other companies who do similar work and if there is a pay difference with them, this will strengthen your case for a raise. 