[LA] Current job posted by company with much higher salary.
I'm a lead teapot architect (IC - not people lead) at my company and I make a salary of $140k. Our team is expanding and there is a posting for lead teapot architect with a salary range of $150-165k posted.
I've been in my role for 4 years. We used to be called teapot account managers but at the end of last year, there was this change where everyone is now called some type of architect - kettle architect, saucer architect, teacup architect - but they are all very similar. The job has mostly remained the same except now we can be put on many projects (e.g. I used to only work with ceramic teapots but now I can work on cast iron and glass teapots).
Our compensation cycle just ended and I got a 5% raise which is considered good.
I shared the posting with my friends who are also teapot architects and they don't make as much as the posting either. Do I have any recourse here? Is this just the price I pay by not looking for other teapot jobs out there?
I'm kind of thinking of looking for a new job because of this but who knows how long that could take. Is being paid significantly less than the current job posting anything I could push on or should I just take it as a sign to move on?