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I started QA at the company I am currently at 3 years ago. Long story short, within 4 months at the company, I was able to make a career change and step into a PM position. Without having the formal education or PM experience, only my 5 years in QA experience. When I started I made $65k and have jumped to $78k. I have seen other companies post $100k+. Annual review is tomorrow. Should I fight for more or look for more somewhere else if I lose that fight?

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Do your research on salaries for PMs with your level of experience. Have a number in mind and ask for it. Also, it doesn't hurt to look elsewhere. Know your worth and don't accept any less!

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The word fight is way too familiar- go somewhere that you don’t have to fight where they have the budget. This business will always see you as the up for anything grateful for the experience kind of worker.

Go take your marketable skills to market and make a leap to change your life. I just went from 60 to 72, then was recently thrown 85 and was going to take on alot more- I took my skills to market and took home 119K base within three months of passive hunting, with a company I was in much better alignment with. Thank them for the experience / opportunity once you sign a great deal elsewhere, but stop working for the experience- you add tremendous value even without a degree (I don’t have one either, though I would like to one day)

Good luck and well done. Look up the red talk about the silver spoon and the scrapper, from one scrapper to another! 🥊

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Annnddd this is exactly how you should do it.

Check out the market & industry to find out what others are making - interview & see what other companies are willing to give you.

Similar story - I became a PM, started at 80, then shifted teams 85, then 89, then I got an offer at 95, and another at 105k. I took the 105k+ bonus. I’m definitely underpaid but it was a $16k swing.

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Look for somewhere else if u lose fight. Also did you become PM after 5 uears of QA experience ? Or 4 months ?? Also it says 3 years in a company so not sure about your timeline of becoming a PM from a QA.

Yeah. I wouldn’t be ‘quick to leave’ if you don’t get it right away. I Told my manager I was under paid and wanted more. It took them a year to get me what I considered a substantial raise (this includes another merit raise in the middle which was ‘higher’ than I had been getting but not large)and my salary has only skyrocketed since. More money with a terrible boss isn’t worth it. So if you like your job I’d at least give them some time after you say I need more unless they just say no. In large corporations it can take a minute to get approvals. If we really are heading for a recession. I wouldn’t want to be one of the new hires.

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