Identifying "industry-standard" for pay raise justification

[Anonymous]

I am planning to speak with my manager about a raise. I have been told that in order to be considered for a raise outside the company's standard increase I need to bring proof that aim underpaid according to the industry standard. The only way I know to identify this info is through sites like glass door.com. Since the salaries there are self-reported and people "opt-in" to report them, are they considered reliable/legit sources by managers/HR? Are there other, more reliable sources I might cite in the discussion? TIA!

[Anonymous]

What about a salary survey via your industry's professional association?

[Anonymous]

I think the best way to demonstrate this is to have an offer from another company. And be ready to take it.

[Anonymous]

Both excellent suggestions, thank you! Hadn't thought of the salary survey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about a salary survey via your industry's professional association?

DH has been responding to the salary survey of his industry's professional association and every time he looks to see if he is comparable they quote back his last input. So, apparently he is the only one responding to the surveys. This has happened over the course of 20 years. It is kind of funny, he is alsways at the mid-point, even after the year he got a 23% raise. The mid-point jumped to that level.