Feeling a little bit low-balled by a Bay Area public company offering me a role at 145K w/ 9years of experience. Will it sound ridiculous if I counter with $175K? It will still be a COL adjustment down, but more acceptable, especially with my partner relocating with me and him working remotely.

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NOPE. Just get ready to site your data, re-emphasize your years of experience and COL. Tell them you want to make it work, but it needs to make financial sense.

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Any good data sources to cite? Glassdoor and LinkedIn sometimes show wacky numbers.

Imo I would not relocate for the role even if it was making 175K. Crazy expensive in the bay area. Legitimately 250K is barely middle class.

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What is the role?

At the very least ask for a sign-on bonus to help pay for moving.

Can you actually live in that areas on 145k the same lifestyle vs other lower cost places

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