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Negotiating your salary
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Negotiating your salary
These resources can help you determine what you should be paid.
- O*NET OnLineMaps skills to position titles and shows salary and wage information for states and metro areas.
- Occupational Employment Statistics (BLS.gov)Run queries to see how much a particular occupation will earn in a city or state.
- LinkedIn Learning: Negotiating Your SalaryThis course shares strategies that will help you prepare for salary negotiations, selling your strengths and reaching an agreement with your employer.
- JMU University Career CenterMake an appointment with one of UCC's advisers to help research appropriate salary and occupation ranges.
What about those salary estimating tools I see online?
Salary estimators from sites like Indeed, PayScale and Salary.com require you to create an account and answer a lot of questions that could potentially be personally identifiable. Proceed cautiously when giving away your data for "free" to these sites. Learn more below.
Will your salary cover your cost of living in your new city?
Cost of living calculators can help you evaluate a job offer to see if a $40,000 a year salary is enough to cover your expenses in your new city. These tools can help you compare how much things like rent, utilities and groceries cost in different U.S. cities.
- NumbeoThis is the world’s largest cost of living database and relies on crowd-sourced data.
- NerdWalletHelps compare the salary offerings between two different cities.
- Bank RateThe cost of living calculator will provide you with the equivalent income needed to maintain your current standard of living.
It's not just about your salary: Evaluating benefit packages
Use these resources to understand the tangible and intangible compensations that is offered from employers. These are benefits that are included in addition to salary and wages. Typically these packages include insurance, retirement plans and paid-time-off.