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66% who negotiate succeed
Avg gain +$7,528/yr
73% of employers expect it
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Salary negotiation calculator
What's your offer worth?
Step 1 of 3: Your role and location
Step 2 of 3: Your offer details
Your counter offer range
$104,500 — $114,000
Your offer sits at the 42nd market percentile
+$9,500
Potential annual gain
+$418K
40-year lifetime impact
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How it works
From offer to counter offer in three steps
No spreadsheet. No guesswork. Just enter your offer and we handle the research.
Get your counter offer range
We calculate a data-backed counter range using your market percentile, industry benchmarks, and location cost-of-living adjustments.
Send the email
Use our email generator to produce a polished, professional negotiation email with your exact counter number pre-filled. Copy and send.
The real cost of not negotiating
Every dollar compounds over a career
A $5,000 salary difference in your first job isn't just $5,000. Future raises, bonuses, and retirement contributions are all calculated as a percentage of your base. That gap compounds for decades.
According to research by Linda Babcock at Carnegie Mellon, professionals who negotiated their first salary out of college earned over $500,000 more over their careers than those who didn't. The negotiation itself took less than 10 minutes.
$439,000
estimated 40-year lifetime value
Assumes 3% annual raise compounding. For illustration purposes.
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Counter offer calculator
Get a specific dollar range to counter with, based on your role, market, and experience level.
Try it freeTotal comp calculator
Compare two offers side-by-side including equity, bonus, PTO, and benefits value.
Try it freeEmail generator
Generate a polished, ready-to-send negotiation email in 30 seconds. Five proven templates included.
Generate freeNegotiation scripts
Word-for-word scripts for phone calls, Zoom negotiations, and every common employer objection.
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Answers to the questions everyone asks before negotiating
73% of employers expect candidates to negotiate, according to CareerBuilder research. Negotiating is a professional norm, not a red flag. The worst realistic outcome is that they say no and you remain at the original number — which happens less than 5% of the time.
Typically 10–20% above the initial offer is the standard range. Our calculator uses your specific role, location, and experience level to give you a tighter range based on real market data — so you're not leaving money on the table or asking for something unrealistic.
This is extremely rare — well under 1% of politely-handled negotiations. Employers have invested significant time and budget in selecting you. A professional, reasoned counter offer is almost never a deal-breaker. If anything, it often increases their respect for you.
We use your job title, location, years of experience, and industry to estimate your market percentile — where your offer sits relative to what others in your role and market are paid. Your counter range is calibrated to move you toward the 65th–75th percentile, which is ambitious but achievable in most negotiations.
Absolutely. The calculator works for raise requests too. Enter your current salary as the "offer" and it will calculate a reasonable ask for your next review. The best times to negotiate a raise are after a major win, before your annual review, or when you've taken on significantly more responsibility.
Yes — the calculator, counter offer range, lifetime earnings visualizer, and basic email template are all completely free with no signup required. We offer a premium PDF bundle of all 8 negotiation scripts for download, but the core tool is and will always be free.
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