Submitted by No_Suggestion_1943 t3_z91zgs in personalfinance
edit 2: this got way more responses than I ever thought it would, THANK YOU EVERYONE! I see how it seems i am jumping the gun but I have no plans to bring this up until an offer is made. I was just shocked at what HR told me (they advised I review the guidelines on our intranet to understand what my max offer would be after asking me salary expectations!!!!). I am moving on to the next round of interviews and will def keep everyone posted on what the outcome offer is, if at all interested lol. it seems like the best move it to take the job/title and move on, regardless of the outcome of negotiations.
I live in NYC so all employers have to post their salary ranges publicly. I currently make 55k and the range for the role I applied to is 73-90. I have all the experience asked for and its the natural step after my current position. This is my move from an entry position to mid-level position. I was told that there are internal equity guidelines and my increase can only go so high. So I asked, "will it still fall within the publicly posted range?" and she said "I dont know your income so I cant say, but usually its about the end of the range". But, I ended up looking at the compensation guidelines and it says the max I am eligible for is 20% (since this is a big jump in salary bands) but they try to offer somewhere in the middle. So 10%? I would only get a 5.5k increase despite them offering external candidates 73k minimum? That is a 13k difference and doesn't feel right to me.
I find that extremely insulting. Do I have any leverage considering I can see the range posted? It was on an internal listing too. Thoughts/advice?
edit: with that being said clearly the salary increase prospects in this field are dismal and I will likely take this position because I need these skills in order to leave this field. but still wanted some advice. TY :)