Salary Surveys and Negotiating Your Salary (based on payscale, salary.com, etc.)

Salary Surveys and Negotiating Your Salary (based on payscale, salary.com, etc.) This is from Nick Corcodilos newsletter: Will a consulting firm pay me what I’m worth? In short, the answer is just kidding. Read Nicks answer. Here is an interesting snippet from Nicks response: First, if you’re relying on  salay surveys, know when to fold them. Generalized surveys are okay to give you an idea of salaries in a particular field, but they are not a good place to start negotiating your own salary. Ive always disliked the salary surveys and information online. I remember a boss I had who hated them because the numbers were unrealistic for our area, or our industry, or our company, or the position (or a combination of all of those).  But people would come in demanding what they found online, which was impossible. Unrealistic expectations were set and people were disappointed.  It wasnt good. Im sure the survey results have gotten better but I doubt using data from those websites as gospel truth is the best strategy. Salary Surveys and Negotiating Your Salary (based on payscale, salary.com, etc.) This is from Nick Corcodilos newsletter: Will a consulting firm pay me what I’m worth? In short, the answer is just kidding. Read Nicks answer. Here is an interesting snippet from Nicks response: First, if you’re relying on  salay surveys, know when to fold them. Generalized surveys are okay to give you an idea of salaries in a particular field, but they are not a good place to start negotiating your own salary. Ive always disliked the salary surveys and information online. I remember a boss I had who hated them because the numbers were unrealistic for our area, or our industry, or our company, or the position (or a combination of all of those).  But people would come in demanding what they found online, which was impossible. Unrealistic expectations were set and people were disappointed.  It wasnt good. Im sure the survey results have gotten better but I doubt using data from those websites as gospel truth is the best strategy.