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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A 20% raise sounds good on the face of it. Especially 20% entirely on base.

I think the problem here is you havent substantiated why you need more. Its one thing to say "I was hoping for a bit more", its different to say "Well, your reduced bonus structure and lower 401K match imply that I'd actually be taking a pay cut. Realistically for me to join, I'd need to at least do a little better than parity which would require another $X".

I'd also say it depends a lot on where you are in salary. A bump from 75K to 90K is actually huge in terms of your career and sets you up to cross the $100K threshold in a few years - which then sets a floor for future jobs.

A bump from $200 to $240K is in some ways less meaningful to your career; at that point you are already an 'executive', and the variance YOY will likely get bigger as you go up and a larger % of your comp becomes bonus based. [/quote]

OP here. Thanks for this. In fact my overall comp should end up being about 10% higher even with the lesser bonus structure. My current bonus structure has the potential to be really high but in reality I typically see about 20% tops. The new gig is a 15% bonus that is more certain.

The bump is between your examples. $110 to $130 base. And the 401k match is better. It's kind of a no-brainer but I do want to make sure I'm asking all the right questions and not taking it too quickly. [/quote]

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