What Should You Ask For?
Enter your current offer, market range, years of experience, and skill match to get a data-driven recommended salary ask — before you walk into the room.
Negotiating your salary once can add $500,000+ to lifetime earnings.
85%
of employers have room to negotiate — most candidates never ask
$7,400
average salary increase for candidates who negotiate their first offer
$1M+
lifetime earnings difference between negotiating and not, compounded over a career
How to negotiate your salary
Know your market value
Salary negotiation starts with data. Pull salary ranges from at least three sources for your specific role, location, and industry level. The calculator uses the midpoint of your range as a baseline.
Leverage is everything
Your leverage score rises with experience, skill match, and the employer's urgency to hire. The higher your score, the more you can push above the market midpoint without risking the offer.
Ask higher than you'll accept
Employers expect to negotiate down. Open with 10–15% above your true target. This gives you room to concede while still landing where you want. Never accept on the spot — take 24 hours.
How the Salary Negotiation Calculator Works
Enter your current offer, the market low and high for your role, your years of experience, how well your skills match the job, and whether the employer has urgent hiring needs. The calculator combines these into a leverage score and recommends a specific salary ask.
The recommended ask is calculated as the higher of the market midpoint and your current offer multiplied by a leverage multiplier. The higher your leverage score, the more your ask sits above the baseline.