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Knowing how to negotiate salary, especially in your first job offer, can be confusing, daunting, and even nerve-racking. Yet most companies expect you to negotiate your salary; according to CareerBuilder<\/a>, nearly three in four companies are willing to negotiate an initial offer. If you don’t negotiate, you might be leaving money on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how exactly do you negotiate salary? While it’s an important conversation, you need to be tactful and respectful. Here’s your step-by-step guide to how to negotiate salary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Look to the Job Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first part of knowing how to negotiate salary starts with research. You need to understand how much you can reasonably ask for before you ask for it! This ensures you come to every conversation prepared with an idea of what the company might offer, the market rate for your role, and your salary expectation. The first place to look is the job description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might be able to get a sense of what the company is thinking about for a salary range before you have a conversation with them. Due to the rise in pay transparency laws, many companies must include salary ranges in their job descriptions. Some companies may include a single number; others might include a range; a few might include pay bands, where there are different ranges per position based on where you live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some have large ranges (so large that it feels like it defeats the purpose of the law<\/a>), you should get a better understanding of what they might offer you \u2014 or, at least, the very minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet you shouldn\u2019t assume you\u2019ll get the top of the range, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to keep in mind that the the top of the salary band is reserved for those who have been performing at that role for a while now, especially when you\u2019re trying to apply for your first job and aiming for the highest salary possible,\u201d says Daniela Herrera, director of recruitment operations and ED&I at R\/GA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Look at Publicly Available Salary Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sites like Glassdoor, Payscale, Salary.com, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics gather salary information from people who have worked in various professional roles. You might need to get creative if you\u2019re applying for a more unconventional job title. Regardless of what role you\u2019re looking for, you need to look beyond the average for the role and filter for a few different things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n