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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only times I've gotten big jumps have been when they luckily didn't insist on knowing my current salary: 32k to 48k and 52k to 65k. At least those felt big to me. [/quote]

This. 54K to 74K. I was asked vaguely what I made at my last job and what I was looking for, and I didn't say what I made but was equally vague in saying "Well it's a little different since I'm coming from the government (to private sector), so one needs to consider vacation, holiday, and healthcare benefits...." And she sort of pushed me to spit out a number for my annualized/adjusted salary. I truthfully accidentally said 72, when it was actually more like 65 - I had been thinking of askin for 72 in my head and so spit that number out. I ended up being offered 74. In the end you could say it was more like a 65-75K jump.

That's probably a unique situation but overall it really helps to do some legwork and identify what other people in similar positions are already making at the company (Glassdoor.com), what the avg salary is in the current market for your position, etc. The downside of haggling/negotiating is that sometimes you'll be forced to walk away - if you're prepared to walk away you might actually get the additional money you want. But then again they may go with candidate #2.

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That's a great jump. I also wonder if they can verify salary history, i-e in a case like this and 72 slipped, would they hold that against you if they were able to verify and your previous employee said well she is making 54[/quote]

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