I received an offer today for a position that pays hourly, rather than salaried. The amount is less than I hoped for, so I'd like to know if you can negotiate hourly rates. I've only negotiated salary before. Is it weird to counter an hourly number, or do most places have that locked in?

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I don't see why you'd approach it any differently. It's the same basic scenario, you're just discussing in different terms. I don't know how locked in hourly rates are, but it's certainly worth trying to negotiate.

I'm not aware of any rule or convention about that, and I assume it would depend on the organization. Some companies have rulebooks they follow, some cut corners on the rules, and some just wing it as they go. You can just say you were hoping for more and try to open a negotiation. No reason an hourly rate can't be negotiated.

I never thought it’d be weird. You should negotiate

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