How does one go about negotiating salary?

Ask for the salary you want + 10,000 dollars

If you are good at your job and valuable, the rest will take care of itself

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Understand where ya coming from. I negotiated and got an increase. It was kind of awkward and you dont want to turn them off because you are starting fresh, but theres no reason why not discuss it.

You will usually get close to what you want

I just go into my bosses office and demand it. Plain and simple.

Always ask for more than you want. All they can do is say no.

Think of it this way, the person you are asking wants to make more money also, therefore they will completely understand.

I had written out an entire speech highlighting why I deserved a pay increase and was going to speak my mind at my next review. Out of the blue I was called in and told my pay had increased more than what I was going to ask. That's my only experience

are you dead set on taking the offer?

for my current position, we discussed salary before any offer letter was drawn up

the salary i was offered in the letter was actually a little higher than we discussed

Idk what type job you have but in my situation it's tough to ask for raise.
June will make 2 yrs I've been with same outfit.
I see my boss 1-2 times yr, talk to him maybe once a week.. Sometimes more. They give me a badass exp account and truck totally paid for ...gas/maintenance and ins.
Little in the way of accountability, plus I get commission at end year.
My salary is better than most.
So I'm really not wanting to rock boat.

Problem is my 3-4% increase ive gotten just about covers the increase in health ins cost.... So I'm not really bringing home in any extra monthly income.

My first couple paychecks were substantially more than now bc obv there were no retirement,ins ect withheld.
Eventually I'm gonna need a raise or find something on side to make extra.
I'm not easily satisfied, I could make 10k month ....pretty soon I'm gonna want 12k.

I think I should leave it alone and find an extra source of income.

Take everything into consideration...vacation time...401k match...sick time. Additional benefits like free company life insurance...bonus and of course salary. Typically there is a 20% range for each job band and they don't ever start there. You need to understand your situation and theirs. If they love you and have no other options you can slow play them while waiting on a pending offer from another firm...If you are unemployed I wouldn't play with fire

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If they are not willing to give you additional money up front, discuss a raise in 60-90 days.

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every employer will say this but it NEVER happens. Get your money upfront. I have negotiated salary several times and I have always asked for Way more then I actually wanted, then they counter with more then I was trying to get.

D,

I think you know who this is,Kris. When you negotiate a salary a couple things are very important. In general 401k matching and healthcare are not flexible because they utilize qualified plans and all employees other than execs get the same. paid leave is very negotiable. you negotiate this by saying you want credit for years worked with your current company. For example if the new company has a policy of giving you 2 weeks for the first 5 years, 3 weeks in years 5-10, and 4 weeks thereafter, if you've been at work for 10+ years, you say you want credit for all that time, not just to start over. additionally, comp time is very negotiable. if you work a weekend, you take Monday off with your kid.

As to salary, it should be negotiated open ended on your part. you should throw out a range. if you really want to make 75k, you say based on my experience level and what I'm seeing in the market, I was expecting something in the range of 77K-95k. The bottom of the range should never be less than what you'd be willing to take, and the range should be broad. Ideally they comeback mid-range. worst case they come back bottom of the range.

Email me if you need more leverage.