conversation: User (meaaler): "I've been working at this startup for about 8 months now and in January they are officially rolling out a Performance Review process. I will be reviewed in this process and will likely be asked what my desired compensation is. Here are my details:\n\n1. I graduated with computer science degree in 2014, and I'm 24 years old.\n2. I work as a software engineer at this start up\n3. I currently make base salary of $80,000.\n\nI am pretty close to my coworkers and I recently found out that they all make more than me. Granted a lot of them have little more experience than me but two of them are 25 and they make $95,000 and $105,000 respectively. A 3rd guy just joined my team and he's 26 and he makes $115,000. This 3rd guy and I have exactly the same job responsibilities and sometimes I even work harder than him and it sucks to know that he makes $35,000 MORE than me.\n\nMy question is - How do I ask for a raise without implying I know about my coworkers' salaries? How much should I ask for? I want to be making around $100,000 but that's a pretty significant raise and I don't want to get laughed at.\n\nGiven that the company is pretty generous with compensation, is it a crazy idea to think that a $20,000 raise is possible? Or is that big of a number only possible when you get a big promotion or you switch jobs? I really don't want to switch jobs as I enjoy the work that I do here but it would be nice to be fairly compensated compared to my coworkers.\n"
  Self: "You probably need to look for a new job. They're paying you what they feel you're worth. "
  