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It’s the top of what they’d like to pay for the role… getting more is on you to make ‘em think they need you 😎
It's never the top except in rare edge cases like a grant-funded role in the nonprofit sector.
Good to know. I am very interested in the role, but the “top” is $5k less than I make now, would require a move across country, and I would lose perks such as working from home every day (would have to go into the office 2-3x/week so gas, upkeep on car, work clothes, etc).
There is always more room if they want you. If you haven’t interviewed yet, I would leave it and say “let’s revisit if I get to the final stages”. Then kill it in your interviews and you’ll have the power in negotiations. It’s fair to tell them that you have a number of factors you will need to be compensated for and how you arriving at your number, you’ll have more success if you have logic/ line of reasoning for the comp # you are asking for.
They always have wiggle room in my experience.
Hiring range is not going to be the same as the full salary range. Often hiring salaries have built in ceilings to help combat pay equity and discrimination issues.