Stage 6 · Lesson 5 of 6
Negotiating salary in a new market
Negotiate from local data, not your home salary. Look up ranges for your role and level in that city on salary sites, official salary surveys and job ads that list pay, and ask people who work there. Give a range at the top of what your evidence supports.
Remember visa minimums: in the UK, Germany, Ireland and Singapore, the offer must clear a for the permit, so an employer cannot go below it anyway. Negotiate calmly in writing, with one or two specific asks, and be ready to accept. In the Gulf, ask whether the number is basic plus or total.
Common trapanchoring to your home salary times two, which feels huge to you and is often below what the company already budgeted.
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Resources for this stage
Start with· follow one of these
- CoursePaidGrokking Tech Salary Negotiations
Design Gurus · Subscription
A structured course on negotiating tech offers, including relocation and benefits
- GuideFreeTen Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer
Haseeb Qureshi
A free, widely used guide to negotiating an offer calmly