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Frames a promotion ask around the new salary band rather than a percentage uplift on current pay, which is how compensation teams actually think. Positioning at 30-40% of the band is the usual landing zone for someone newly promoted into a level.
Target salary
Target = band minimum + (band maximum - band minimum) x target position
Total compensation change
Change = (target - current) + target x change in bonus percentage
Because the band constrains the answer. Asking for 20% when it would place you above the band midpoint on day one is far less likely to succeed than naming a specific in-band figure.
Twenty-five to forty percent when newly promoted, rising toward the midpoint as you become fully effective in the role. Above the midpoint usually needs demonstrated performance at level.