Hey! So I received a verbal offer for a new job in the RA/QA field for medical device manufacturing, and I intend to negotiate a counter offer for the salary given. The salary they offered is about 15-20% below where I would expect the job to be based on the description, experience requirements and that it's work for multiple site locations. Should I aim for that 20% and expect them to bargain me down, or should I try shooting above the 20?

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#1) NO offer is really an offer unless it's communicated in a written form. Only then is it an official offer, and the negotiation battle begins. Until then, it's hearsay and speculation.

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You should have solid data points of the federal average for the comp, high, low and the median and why you should get x amount based on that and your skills plus experience

Thank you! Luckily that I do have- I've been doing research throughout the interview process, and the industry standard in my region is 20-30% higher than what I was offered.

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