Income · email template
Ask your employer for a pay rise
Use this when your pay has not kept pace with your responsibilities or with market rates.
Send to Your line manager · checked 14/09/2026
Have these to hand before you write
- Three specific results with numbers where possible
- Two or three current job adverts for your role with salary ranges
- The figure or range you are asking for
Suggested subject line
Salary review request
Opening lines
I would like to arrange a short meeting to review my salary. I have set out below what I have delivered over the past [PERIOD] and how my current pay compares with the market.
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