I currently make $111k and some change with a 10% bonus. The bonus isn’t guaranteed but has historically paid out. Moving one more rung up the ladder in my department pays $125k-$130k + 20% bonus. Again, the bonus isn’t guaranteed. It could be less, it could be more - it could be nothing at all but, historically, it has averaged a full payout.
My dilemma is that I interviewed for a position one more rung up the ladder within my company but in a different department. They offered me the job but at $117k + 20% bonus. I countered and stated that I was grateful and excited but the salary paid less than what I was expecting for this position and is similar to my current salary. I stated I had expected the salary range to be $125k-$130k. They countered my counter and said that was too high for their department and that amount would put me in an even higher rank’s pay bracket than the job I was upgrading to. They said after careful review they could offer me $117,500 + the original 20% bonus.
What is protocol here? Is it poor taste to counter a second time with further reasoning or should I count my losses and consider this a final offer? I was really hoping to get at least $120k salary. I don’t think their second offer of only $500 more a year was very generous. Would I be splitting hairs if countered a final time with $120k? Do I seem greedy at this point?
My PTO and healthcare are what they are so there’s no other perks to substitute/negotiate.
Submitted May 14, 2024 at 09:16PM by Sierra419 https://ift.tt/GFS82mB
