It's the nature of the TV industry. You don't work in it because it pays well, you work in it because you enjoy it. I moved over to the sales side from the news side so I could make more money. Was tired of making $25k.

In Iowa my first sales side job I made $35k. Moved to Seattle to get that larger market experience on my resume. $60k sucks here. The sad part is I had more disposable income in Iowa. My total monthly expenses in Iowa were about $1200 a month. In Seattle its $2600.

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If you can't get a signing bonus, possibly shoot for an extra week of vacation.

Signing bonus is important to me though since I am moving. I get to live where I want to for this new position, the issue is moving is "optional" so they aren't automatically covering moving expenses. It's what I would use a signing bonus for.

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Posted by Hoodatt

Member since Feb 2005

2599 posts

Posted on 2/6/17 at 9:17 pm to goldennugget

Most companies have a salary range for each position, so I would strike for the upper part of the range and hope for the middle. I would also ask for additional opportunities for an enhanced bonus kind of like a kicker for exceptional performance. And I would ask for developmental opportunities to begin advancement to the next job above Analyst II. Hope it works out for you.

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Posted by Kreg Jennings

Parts Unknown

Member since Aug 2007

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Posted on 2/12/17 at 10:54 am to goldennugget

So how did this end up for you?

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Posted by TheDeathValley

New Orleans, LA

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 2/12/17 at 5:11 pm to LSU1018

Whenever I negotiated my salary (twice now) I've always done %10 more than what I felt was right/needed to make to accept the job. I was outright accepted once and by came back the second job with 5% instead of 10% which still put me ahead of what I wanted.

Hope that helps. Doesn't hurt to ask, but don't price yourself out.

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Posted by lynxcat

Member since Jan 2008

24151 posts

Posted on 2/12/17 at 5:16 pm to TheDeathValley

Challenging to negotiate promotions in your current company. There is a lot of relationship risks at play that are non-monetary considerations. HR at big companies make this a pretty narrow discussion.

Now, you should never underestimate the leverage you have if being recruited by a new company. Finding good people is terribly hard and someone that is happy in a current position has all of the power in that negotiation. Being able to walk away and leave the company right where they started looking for someone puts that company in a tough spot (assuming finding someone with your skills is a challenge). There is less relationship risk when you are just getting started and at worst they will respect you for playing hard ball. You just have to be willing to accept that the negotiation may come to an empasse and you are good with passing on the opportunity.

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