I've been temping at my current company since March and have been offered a permanent position. I'm excited, but the base salary feels low compared to my contract rate. Do I have any leverage here to negotiate higher? They know my work already, so I feel like I should be able to ask for more, but I don't want to blow the opportunity.

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Companies often hire temps to test candidates without having to go through the onboarding process of a new employee until they know they have a good fit. They pay the temp agency more than twice what they really want to pay for the position, but knowing it is for a short period. Per my experience, you don’t have much leverage.

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Often temp agencies pay more hourly because you don't get benefits. Does the new offer come with benefits?

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As a tenured contractor and the one paying the invoices for temps, it is common for the temp to get say $35hr but employer pays $70 or more.
The contract is set where the longer they keep you temp the less the buy out rate is to staffing when you go perm. You’re not getting benefits so your hourly often goes down from current rate. The more desperate they know you are the less leverage you have.
Are you prepared to walk? If so, call their bluff and ask for market rate assuming it’s more. But realize benefits are part of the total compensation.

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