[Afton]

Yup. This seems like the right spot to plug this excellent article that has made me many 10s of thousands of dollars over my career:

https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/

Good thing patio11 doesn't demand a percentage for the millions and millions of dollars he is responsible for people collectively getting in increased salary/comp.

[patio11]

The great thing about my business model, such that it is, is that if I keep pushing that number higher I won't have to demand anything.

Winking, but not in the least bit a joke.