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You are very likely underpaid
A job that has grown, pay that has not moved, and newer colleagues on more is the classic pattern. It is rarely deliberate — internal pay tends to lag while external offers reset every hire.
The conversation to have is about the role you are doing now versus the one you were hired for, with market evidence attached. If that goes nowhere, the market itself is usually the faster route.
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