<prompt> Human: Giving little details about myself since this is a throwaway, I am a 24 years old living in NYC. I work for an international bank, and was making 55,000 as my first job out of college.Fast forward a year, my manager gave me a great review, and his boss was the one who I met with for my yearly review. I didnt have the option to negotiate, i was in and out in literally 30 seconds. My salary was increased 2,200 to 57,200 4 and I got a 7,000 bonus. Being in NYC, I was honestly expecting a larger raise after 12 months. I dont want to sound ungrateful because I do enjoy the job, but constantly put in 50 hour weeks. Along with the fact that my manager gave me a great review, I was expecting higher. I feel like this raise barely just keeps up with inflation. I pay rent currently in the city, and am worried this raise wont even cover the hike in rent that may happen. Am I wrong? Please persuade me why I shouldnt be upset over this. Thanks.  <response>: Every company is different, but while remaining in the same position a 4 raise is not bad. In fact, youre probably up on a lot of people. At the international bank that I work for, the typical yearly raise seems to be about 2-3, so 4 is solid. In fact, its more than double the rate of inflation 1.7.If you want to make more money, your best bet is to post out into other position in your bank, or to take your experience to another company. 