Salary Negotiations

I’ve brought external market salary data into negotiations before, but I wasn’t sure how hard to lean on it without sounding combative. I’m curious how others use market benchmarks effectively.

At what age did you actually learn how to negotiate and who taught you? Was it something your family modeled, something you picked up online, or something you figured out the hard way on the job? I’m … more

My job has been on a “salary freeze” for multiple years now.

I feel confident they’ll never start back up again, because it would likely trigger a huge push from employees who have endured this backlog demanding what they’re … more

I’ve considered lateral moves where the title and scope were similar, but the workload or expectations were heavier. I’m wondering how others justify a higher salary when the move isn’t technically a … more

Salary is “negotiable”… but should our goal be to eventually run out of things to ask for? At what point do you feel fully valued or do you think there’s always room to renegotiate as your impact grow… more

Has anyone gone from an hourly paid house nursing supervisor to a salaried unit manager recently and if so can you share the pay increase? does your hospital have a set percentage increase? where did … more

Hello

Is anyone in this forum working at UCSF? how much should I negotiate for Senior CRC role?

Does anyone have an idea of how much this position pays; RN Assistant Nurse Manager /Hyperbaric Safety Director position at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare?

Claims adjusters, is a 7k salary difference enough for you to take an auto BI/PD role instead of a disability/FMLA leave claims role? I don’t think the stress would be worth it but would like your opi… more

$200K salary = impressive.
$200K from assets = freedom.

One is income.
The other is leverage.

Which would you choose?

With how bad the market is for employees, do you think it’s just as bad for employers or do they hold all the cards?

Have you ever gotten a salary increase at negotiation and later regretted it? I knew someone once who traded stock options for a salary increase and he said that was the biggest mistake of his life

Question for other managers here > what is the worst rationale someone on your team has given you to request a raise?

Someone on my team asked for a raise because they haven’t taken a vacation day … more

I need some advice on negotiating for a new job. The recruiter mentioned a $160k to $180k range, and when she asked what I wanted, I said I’d need at least $170k to move forward. They just came back a… more

It’s so hard to go for jobs as there’s a lot of them I can do most of the job for but there’s still a fair bit I don’t know how to do, are these still worth applying for or should you know how to do t… more

How do i negotiate with my male Boss without being rude ?

Would you move jobs if base salary is the same, but the new job has a higher bonus? I’m not sure how much I trust a discretionary bonus even though they say most people get it

I’ve interviewed for roles that seemed newly created and not fully budgeted, which made compensation conversations feel uncertain. I’m curious how others negotiate salary when a position feels a bit “… more

If you’ve been at the same company 15+ years, how did you handle feeling underpaid because you stayed loyal? When you asked for more money, what actually made leadership take you seriously? Things lik… more

When negotiating salary, do you ever try to put one company against another? Ie- “I got a 5% increase from company a, can you beat it?”

does 1-2% raises seem accurate for someone who is managing companies largest profits and making largest profit margins? Last couple years have not seen more than 2% which is not keeping up with inflat… more

I have been an HR Department of One for 6 years. My title is HR Director in a financial services firm with 60 employees in 3 states. I am located in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb and am paid approxi… more

What are the edge cases where a counteroffer from your current employer is the better option?

I have barely gotten over 50k after working the current position for six years, I really hope that I can find a position that will net me closer to 100k since 50k is not a livable wage.

Most jobs I’ve interviewed at I’ve mostly been happy with what they’ve been offering salary wise, has anyone ever gone into an interview happy and then negotiated for higher pay after learning more ab… more

With the last organization I was with I was recruited by an acquaintance who was in HR. I was given the job requirements and salary. It wasn't the position I desired but it was better than the stop gap I was working atth… more

I’m trying to pivot into a different industry, so I'm interviewing for a job that’s technically a few steps back from my current level. I have way more experience than they’re asking for, but I’m … more

What’s the strangest place you’ve been interviewed? The second round phone interview for my current job was taken in a Rocky Rococo Pizza parking lot! 🤣🤣🤣

Is it worth trying to negotiate a $5k signing bonus? I’m happy with the offer overall, but that bonus feels a little low. I can’t tell if it's a fixed amount based on the job level or if there’s s… more

I’m really struggling with when to know to finally start applying for jobs with higher salaries, I’ve been in full time work for 4 years now but there’s a feeling of I haven’t learned anything! When d… more

Does any RN know the highest starting salary as a home care nurse with experience in Virginia?

I'm a 9years Mental Health Counselor in New Orleans working independently earning $75. to $100 dollars an hour: however, it's not consistent. Looking to relocate to Maryland and was offered a … more

Does anybody use cover letters anymore? Are they effective?

I’m at the end of the interview process, and the company wants me to start right away. The hiring manager is really rushing me, and I’m thinking they’re doing this so I won’t ask for more money. How d… more

Everyone always talks about how bad the job market is right now but some people must be getting jobs? What was your most recent job hunting success?

I’ve been applying for jobs for a while now and really want to increase my salary, but honestly I’m feeling a bit burnt now with so many rejections. I also don’t like how there’s such a big focus on m… more

I'm interviewing with a job several states away that I'm very interested in. At the end of my initial call with HR, we discussed salary and I told him my current - he said he though it was at … more