I found out last week that one of the new hires to my department is actually earning more than me. She is earning 8% more than I do. How do I approach this with upper management? Clearly I need a raise, I shouldn't be managing anyone earning more than I do, but I'm not sure how to be tactful here.

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Well … depends a lot on company policy? Eg new hires from specific schools have higher starting salaries etc. (I’ve been in that situation).
In any case to be “tactful” is to be fact based: get some market benchmarks and salary bands for your role / experience / profile to not make it about your team member - your salary increase discussion should be about you being re adjusted to market standard, not because of her.

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Very common if you’re not switching companies every 3-5 years. The internal raises never beat the market salary inflation. The longer you stay with the company it’s going to be more common.
Bring in an external offer to show your market worth and let them match. Usually only attrition risk would trigger a reevaluation of salary. If you cannot find one, they’re not going to just give you a raise because the new hire has a higher salary.

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How come you were not part of the hiring process when this person is managed by you?

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Clearly, you shouldn’t be managing someone earning more than you. Request them to reverse the reporting line 🤪

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I would like to point out that you were apparently fine with the money you were making under the assumption that everyone was making less than you but now that you found out that someone’s making more than you now you’re unhappy?

I mean, imagine going to an interview and they ask you how much you want and you answer about 8% more than whatever the highest person under me makes.

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Wow that is a tough situation to be in. How long has it been since you last had a raise?

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Sales directors routinely make less than their top performers, there's no hr policy that says the manager has to make more.

It's common knowledge that getting regular raises does not keep up pace with the market for new hires, the only way to get the current market rate is to either be a new hire or have a new offer lined up, at which point you are better off making the move.

Go ahead and ask, but do so with low expectations.

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Not everyone at the same level makes the same. I can think of many situations where the person being managed makes more than the manager.

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What industry are you in?

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