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Payscript checks US market pay for your role and tenure, then gives you one number to ask for and a calm, word-for-word script for the conversation.
$29 one-time per talk. No subscription.
Most people don't get underpaid because they're bad at their job. They get underpaid because they walk in without a number and without the words.
Your appraisal is two weeks out and you keep rehearsing the first sentence in your head. It never sounds right, so you're tempted to just let your manager lead.
A 3% bump, a smile, a "we really value you." You didn't push back because you had nothing to push back with. That figure became your new baseline.
"$68k–$112k" isn't a number you can say out loud. You need one figure that fits your role, your years and your city.
You had a plan until the first objection. Then you went quiet, nodded, and left the room with the same salary.
About 15 minutes of questions, then you get one page you can read the night before and keep in your pocket.
Your role, level, years in, location, current pay, last raise, and what the talk is: annual review, promotion, or a new offer. No employer name needed.
We compare you against aggregated public US salary data for similar roles and tenure, then turn that into one specific ask, plus a private floor you won't go below.
Your plan gives you the opener, two or three proof points from your own work, and calm replies to "no budget", "let's revisit later" and "that's above band".
Practice it out loud a few times. Then say your number, make your case, and handle pushback without freezing or caving.
Your role, tenure, location and last raise become a single defensible ask, with the market median beside it so you know why it's fair.
Plain, natural sentences to bring up pay without sounding rehearsed, demanding or apologetic. Written to be said out loud, not emailed.
Calm answers for "budget is tight", "let's revisit in six months", "that's above your band" and "you just got a raise", so you don't go silent.
Short prompts help you pull out the wins that matter, then turn them into two or three proof points your manager can repeat to HR.
Stepping up to team lead or manager? You get a benchmark for the new scope, not your old job plus a few percent.
Your number, floor, opener, justification and pushback replies on a single sheet. Read it the night before; glance at it in the hallway.
You have a review date, you suspect you're underpaid, and you don't want to accept whatever figure comes first this time.
The scope is bigger and nobody has told you what that's worth. You need a number before you say yes.
Six months or a year in at a startup and wondering if you'll look greedy. We'll tell you honestly whether now is the time, and how.
Accept, or negotiate? You'll see where the offer sits against the market and get the words for a polite counter.
Probably not the right fit if: You work outside the US. Market data covers US roles only at launch.; You're an executive negotiating equity-heavy packages, or a freelancer setting rates..
Free tools are a fine starting point. They just stop short of the two things you need in the room: a number you trust and words that hold up under pushback.
| Criteria | Payscript | Glassdoor / Levels.fyi | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gives one specific number to ask for | Yes | no, a broad range | partial, unsourced guess |
| Fits your tenure and last raise | Yes | No | Partly |
| Number backed by market salary data | Yes | Yes | No |
| Word-for-word opener | Yes | No | partial, often stiff |
| Replies to "no budget" and "later" | Yes | No | Partly |
| Cost | $29 once | Free | Free |
A raise talk happens about once a year, so there's no subscription. Check where you stand for free, then get the full plan when your talk is close.
See where your pay sits before you decide anything.
Free
Everything for one appraisal, promotion or offer talk.
$29one-time
Prices in USD. US roles only at launch.
You can piece it together yourself, and some people do. Payscript saves you the hours and gives you what the free tools don't: one number tied to your situation and a script with pushback replies. If it helps you ask for even $1,000 more, it has paid for itself many times over.
From aggregated public US salary data for comparable roles, levels and locations. We adjust for your tenure, last raise and the type of talk, and show you the market median next to your ask so you can see the reasoning.
Only the US at launch. If you're elsewhere, the scripts would still read fine, but we wouldn't trust the number, so we'd rather not sell it to you yet.
We only use your answers to build your plan. We don't ask for your employer's name, we never share or sell your data, and you can delete your plan and answers at any time.
No, and nobody honest can promise that. What it does is make sure you ask clearly, for a fair number, and don't fold at the first objection. That's the part you control.
Sometimes it's early, sometimes it isn't, especially at startups where roles grow fast. Your plan tells you plainly whether to ask now or how to set up the conversation for your next review.
About 15 minutes to answer the questions. Your one-page plan is ready right after, so it works even if your review is in a few days.
Yes. Choose promotion or offer when you start, and the number and script change to match: benchmarking the new role's scope, or how to counter an offer politely.
One page. One fair ask. Calm replies for every "not this year". Get ready before your appraisal, not after it.