Advice for salary negotiations when moving to a city with a higher cost of living?

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

Ask for what you want / what you're worth in that city. Not based on what your current salary is. Your current salary should never even come up. Frankly, the company should give you their range first.

like

Have moved 4 times and learnes you have to be specific. For some reason HR think its ok to sacrifice way of living a bit to change cities so cant just say cost of living. Use things that are semi-necessry but inflexible (ie rent you can always find a cheaper place) but a pound of turkey, gallon of gas, taxes yiu have to pay and cant get much cheaper.

5% increase in tax, 20% increase in turkey, 30% increase in gas. So that 7% increase in salary is not gunna cut it. Use tangible non flexible things to prove the value you need to move.

like

and there are online tools that will do the math. enter the city you’re moving from and the city you’re moving to...

like

Negotiate based on the value you bring to the company, not how high your rent will be. They won’t give a shit.

Related Posts

Dear All Fisbowls,

I have a query. Request all of yours suggestion and if you have done something similar to this please share.

You have resigned and have offer in hand suppose 15 fixed.
Meanwhile you get another offer but they will give around 17 fixed.
I am thinking to quote my in hand offer as 17 fixed with changes in it and share it with them.
So that they can give me around 20 fixed.
Request to share honest detail here.

like

Hello fishes,

What is current package being offered by Deloitte USI for below profile,
Role : Business analyst
Exp : 9 years 4 months


HR discussion is pending so wanted to have a idea of a fair CTC I can request.

My current CTC is 21 lpa.

like

How's the job market for a social strategist/content manager in FL?

Do you know what is the salary range for a Senior Manager II at Walmart Home Office?

like

I’m making 55k in Chicago. Am I underpaid?

helpfulfunny

Does anyone know what’s the salary for a Referral Specialist I/ Program coordinator I at Centene?

like

Hi. Can someone please tell me what is the salary of an Associate consultant for a homegrown associate.

like

Hi all! Moving from TX to NY and have an offer for 80K. Is this reasonable for someone with ~3 years of experience or am I being lowballed here?

like

Hi there, I am in process of interviewing with the Goldman Sachs India, for a VP Positions. Any idea about the annual salaries for such positions? It is a global position in Investment domain.

likehelpful

Hi
I am a senior graphic designer
Work experience - 8years
How much salary should I be getting?

like

Hi! I have worked in management roles in tech, mainly in analytics, for approximately 10 years. My TC has fluctuated (currently around 135K CAD), but it seems like it's relatively easy to breach the 100K bar, but hard to breach the 150K bar. I now work at the CBC, but I have worked in the private sector too. What is the most realistic way to move to 200K? 1) Continue moving the ladder to a VP position, 2) Switch to Pre-Sale, 3) Switch to Consulting, 4) Work from a U.S. company from Canada.

like

Can we open New Salary bank account in Optum for lateral? Or its mandatory to provide last company's salary account details and continue with same bank?

like

Capgemini project - .Net Core, Microservices, Angular

FIS Project - .Net MVC

IBM Project - don't know

Capgemini - 18.5 fixed + 2L variable
FIS - 17.10 fixed + 1.90L variable
IBM - 17.14 fixed

Looking for highly job security with better project

like

I'll be completing 24 months at level12 on sept 30.
when can i expect promotion and how much hike.?

like

What's the bonus / hike one can expect in HSBC EDPI?
Level 6

like

Need advice - I’ve been pulling the team in billing ratios for the past 3 quarters. How do I ask for a mid year raise? Or should I wait until the yearly review.

Somebody please in tomorrow’s WPP Global Townhall meeting ask if they’re going to give us a cost to living inflation raise. A bonus. Gas cards. Anything. They are taking questions. I don’t have the balls. I can’t go through another meeting hearing them brag that WPP has earned millions and millions.

like

Hi, just got an offer for an L5 and could use some help negotiating. I’m located in LA.

Base: $180k
Equity: $164k
Bonus: $36k

Thoughts on whether base is fair? How much can I request as a sign on bonus?

Thanks so much 😊

like
like

1st company - marketplace technologies (21 months)
2nd company - questec consultancy (8 months)
2 years break -full time MBa from tier 3 (alliance university)
3rd company - trimax IT infrastructure (17months) left due to late salaries
4th company - accenture ( 4.2 years )
5th company - wipro ( joined on feb 28th-2022)
Currently 8.4 YOE , 26.5 CTC. Skill business analytics in reporting

With above switches When should i make next switch?

like

More Posts

I need your advice. I got an offer to join Morgan Stanley in Canada and want to know what my salary range is there. I have 10 years of experience in investment banking and will be a 5 member family living there. Can i get 200k per year, please advise. Appreciate your help on this.

What's is average salary for Application Engineer level 4 at Google ? Also how much time it takes after team matching for HC to evaluate and come back with an answer ? Google

like

Anyone else think we see a pop in marine retail I.e. ONEW. Thinking more people find ways to vacation at home and we see a spike in boat sales

funny

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Job A - no career path upwards, high functioning team, generous benefits and unlimited time off. TC 185

Job B - clear career path, new team, chaotic corporation, but lots of room for growth and budget to hire staff. Ok benefits. TC 220

like

What is the biggest "burden" about your jobs? The research of stocks, funds, bonds, etc. or putting together a portfolio for customers during the busy seasons?

like
like

Funny to see how men are trying to post shit about DMA...

like

Idk, maybe it’s time we bring these engineers and techs down. If my 🧠 links to a 💻 , all of my non-billable work will come to light. 😤

Post Photo
like

When you work late, you get to snoop around the office. Given.

like

Two thumbs up for 1/1 launches, and Saturday before Christmas trafficking 👍🏻👍🏻

likehelpful

This is my first job in a large corporate company, and I’m trying to gauge how long it normally takes to move from entry level to another internal position in the insurance industry. I have been applying internally for a year now and I am wondering if this is normal or if my company is just slow? I am a top performer, with great metrics, and I have some wonderful connections I’ve made who support me. I just can’t seem to move up. How long did it take you to move up? How many tries did it take?

like

Is it okay to take leaves during probation in Infosys consulting? The offer letter does mention 4 leaves per quarter.

I'm joining during in October and thought I could take a week off for Christmas. Not sure if they have a concept of block leaves during Christmas though.

like

how much can international students make working part time at mcdonalds or subway after taxes?

likefunny

Hi I joined bosch recently,

still I have not got hike letter from HR.

when will I get Annual salary revision letter?

BTW I joined in july.

like

Bowlers, is there a single news source that you trust to report the relative truth? What is it & why?

Think about this in the context of fact checking claims in the upcoming presidential debates. When CNN says one thing is false and Fox says the same thing is true, who do you go to?

like

Can anyone tell who is actually leading the COVID response? HHS? FEMA? WH? Truly a nightmare

likehelpful

Openings at Accenture. DM for referral.

Post Photo

Has anyone gotten involved with writing articles/thought leadership in tax or related subjects and how did you do it?

Going off another post, what are some examples of issues / solutions ODD Solves? I’ve seen consultant reports when working on a deal but I believe those are put together by a consultancy’s CDD group? What outputs do ODD generate

like

Additional Posts in Advertising

Any advice on nailing the perfect headline?

like

Those let go by Y&R/VMLY&R - did you get severance and how many months?

like

Fo you guys respond to emails on PTO? So far I've gotten my inbox blown up the first two days of my vacation with "urgent" emails and emergencies. starting to resent literally everything.

like

“have fun with this brief” they say before telling you the client is pretty conservative and needs to have safer options.

i know we don’t always work on stuff we’re thrilled about but i’ve never dreaded reviews for a client before until now

like

Marcel here. So instead of talking behind my back, how about saying it to my face? Here I am, ready to answer questions, concerns, or just talk sports. So what would you like to know? 🤖

like

I just got called about a job on Thursday, showing interest. They’re already back in the office so the job would require me to be. Said they’re classified as an essential business because most of their advertising is for healthcare. Is this a hard red flag? Really Seems like it.

likefunny

What kind of work is done by Junior Talent in Data & Analytics?

like

Raise your ✋🏾 if you’ve noticed morale at Fcb Chicago heading south...

like

How long did you stay at your first job?
And what made you change places?

likesmart

What is the shortest amount of time you think you could work somewhere without burning that bridge?

like

Drinking Soylent for multiple meals a day so I don't have to waste time getting/making/eating food. Let's see how this goes...

like

Back to work tomorrow guys. Four days off and I forgot all about it.

like

how’s Code & Theory these days? does it seem stable and process driven? WLB?

like

Hiring managers and recruiters: a lot of well-respected schools (Harvard, BC, Cornell, Penn State, MIT) now have pretty robust online programs. Contd

like

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

like

How do you not go absolutely batshit with anxiety while job hunting?

like

Any notable examples of agencies taking a chance on relatively young talent propelling them into exec-level or C-suite roles and it working out?

*Genuinely curious, so no need to call out those who have been unqualified, etc :)

like

I like everything about my agency except my partner. Do I leave if they don’t have the budget to get me a new one?

like

Retail, Social, Pharma. Fuck, Marry, Kill....

like

Alas, I don't qualify.

Post Photo
likefunny

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal