If you know that you will be making $200 hourly in the next few years, how can this be used as a bargaining tool in salary negotiations?
Joanna Giordano
HBO HR experience. Resume/Job & Health coach.
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04/29/22 at 9PM UTC
Keep an open mind ppl, they never said they work 40/week. For example, if you are a therapist of some type, it could be completely plausible to make 200/hour. I'm not sure how you "know" this unless someone promised you and even then it hasn't come to pass yet. However you can always ask or use real world examples and draw similarities to yourself.
Anonymous
04/18/22 at 11:08PM UTC
To use this supposed hourly rate as some kind of bench mark would be dishonest. You are not there so it's not a part of reality.
Anonymous
04/18/22 at 12:47AM UTC
$200/hour is fantasy until such time as you are actually paid $200/hr.
With no proof there is no leverage.
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04/17/22 at 8:28PM UTC
$200 an hour is 416K. There are very few fields where you make that kind of money. But using potential income as a bargaining chip now would be tricky at best. Use current salary data in your company and industry to negotiate. Market conditions can change unexpectedly over time, so work with what you knoe based on what's current
Anonymous
04/16/22 at 4:18PM UTC
Unless this is actually your current salary, it can't. From an HR perspective, a mere projection can't be used as a bargaining tool for anything at all. If it could, we'd all be doing it.
Kristie WhiteHRPMO Inc.
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04/16/22 at 3:22PM UTC
My first question would be - how do you know that?
Anonymous
01/08/24 at 10:52AM UTC
The rate is based on geographic location and completed certifications and licenses.
Kristie WhiteHRPMO Inc.
2.22k
01/22/24 at 2:37PM UTC
Ok. Then what you have are projections, potential, and estimates. The other variables are job demand, economy, work/life balance, size of employer, market rate, etc. So what you are really negotiating with is market demand for your skills. If the market demand is there, then you have leverage you can use. But there is also a budget in your prospective employer, equity they must maintain, and the quality of your skills which may be unproven. With experience and proven skills, you can negotiate. But without, this next job is to build your reputation.
