The job market is tight. Employers are having difficulty filling open positions. It has been nearly two decades since unemployment has been this low.
At the same time, overall job turnover is stagnant. This is your opportunity to set out into a “Buyers Market” for your skill set. Now is the time to be job hunting. Ask for a lot more money than you are currently making with your new job interview. Do not be so agreeable. Agreeable people tend to get paid less. Take your new offer to your current boss and ask what can be done to match it. Median/Large size companies are run by low level managers. They will tell you they can not authorize such a large raise. Your next question is, “Who can authorize it?”. Take it to the next higher up. Go higher if you need too. Present your case on why you think you should get paid this much. Be relentless in your mission but not confrontational. If you are getting the standard 2% yearly raise in this economy you are doing something wrong.