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Salary hike request letter — with your achievements and the numbers

Short answer. Enter your fixed CTC, the hike you want and any outside offer: the calculator shows what each choice is worth in a year and in 3 years. Your number: fixed CTC now and the hike you ask for, in % and in ₹ (Your offer letter or last appraisal letter).

 

  • Prepare: 3–5 achievements with numberstype the date
  • Follow up in writingtype the date

Remind me 3 days before

Check your own case.

A week to prepare, a week to follow up — a plan, not a rule.

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Salary hike request letter

Your hike, their counter and an outside offer — over 3 years

Your fixed CTC, the hike you ask for and, if you have one, an outside offer. You see what each choice is worth in a year and in 3 years, and a letter with your achievements.

  1. Write 3–5 achievements with numbers in the workbook below: revenue, savings, delivery time, clients, quality.
  2. Send the letter to your manager before the appraisal discussion — it states your number and why.
  3. After the talk, send a short email with what was agreed and the date the new CTC starts.

Plain arithmetic on fixed CTC: a year = fixed CTC (+ the variable pay and benefits value you put in); 3 years assume no other hikes. In-hand pay depends on your salary structure and tax regime — not calculated here. No market statistics are used — put in your own numbers and offers.

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Meera, Layers template assistant

Bring results, not reasons. Three numbers beat three paragraphs.

I put your ask, their counter and the outside offer side by side — over 3 years the gap is bigger than it looks.

Open the letter below — I'll help you fill it in.

Deadlines

The rules, with the source

WhatDeadlineSource
Your numberFixed CTC now and the hike you ask for, in % and in ₹Your offer letter or last appraisal letter
Your case3–5 achievements with numbers: revenue, savings, delivery time, clients, qualityYour work records
Outside offerCompare fixed CTC and benefits side by side, not just the headline numberThe offer letter

No law sets the size of a hike: it is a conversation. Bring numbers.

Step by step

What to do, in order

  1. 1

    Know your number

    Fixed CTC now, the hike in % and what it means in ₹ a year — the calculator above.

  2. 2

    Collect achievements

    3–5 results with numbers in the workbook below.

  3. 3

    Send the letter

    Before the appraisal discussion, to your manager, copy HR if that is how your company works.

  4. 4

    Have the conversation

    Your number, your results, and what you will take on next.

  5. 5

    Follow up in writing

    A short email with what was agreed and from when.

Questions

How do I write a salary hike request letter?

Short: your role and time in it, 3–5 achievements with numbers, the hike you ask for, and a request for a meeting. The template below has this order.

Should I ask in CTC or in-hand?

Talk in fixed CTC, as in your offer letter — in-hand depends on your salary structure and tax regime. The calculator works on fixed CTC.

Should I accept a counter-offer?

Compare what each choice is worth over 3 years, salary and benefits, then decide what matters to you besides money.

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