Asked my manager for a salary increase today while going over my performance review and he said he was willing to revisit my compensation, but asked me to put my request in writing for him. Should I write a formal letter for this or just an email detailing why I feel I deserve a raise since we did speak about it already. Thanks!

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Its possible that your manager has to make a case for the value you bring that deserves a promotion in order to get additional budget for your raise. I've been told in the past that it's better to provide them as much ammunition as possible to make it easier for your manager to go to bat for you. If you have a summary of any work you've done above and beyond, extra workload/responsibilities, or even salary listings for similar roles in your area that might help. Something like a cover letter/ elevator pitch but I don't think it needs to be too formal. A bullet list might even be sufficient.

On the other hand, if there's already room in his budget for a pay increase then it's possible he just needs the email from you as a formality to show that you're requesting a raise.

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