When the recruiter from the big four asks how much I’m looking to be paid being how much should I ask for when negotiating and what is a number that I can get away with? I’m currently a senior audit associate with 3.5+ years experience. I’d be applying for a senior associate position.

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I always give a range for this number. Look up info on Glassdoor and/or Robert half for salary data for your specific city. I say something like “ based on the info I could find, the range for someone with my experience is $x to $x “

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Ask for the range being offered

In NYC I'd say 100k

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I can tell u the cap for TAAG exp associate is 86k in VHCOL. At least that’s what they told me. They’re notorious for having low salaries tho. Referring to EY

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