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By Richard Castellini, Senior Career Adviser for CareerBuilder.com
You waited weeks to receive your offer letter, but after you tore open the envelope and scanned the form for the salary figure, your excitement was replaced by a wave of disappointment.
If this sounds familiar, you're one of the masses. There is often a disconnect between what workers think they should earn and what their employers are actually willing to pay them. It's also common for companies to intentionally lowball on the first salary offer. In fact, 58 percent of hiring managers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com say they leave some negotiating room in their first salary offers.
It pays, then, to negotiate with your employer to boost your starting pay. The key is to know your market value -- this will ensure that you accept an offer that's fair, but also prevent you from pricing yourself out of any position. (For example, if you're demanding $100,000 for an entry-level coordinator role, you may need to rethink your strategy.)
The Internet is an excellent source for finding salary information. For example, visit CBsalary.com, a site powered by CareerBuilder.com and PayScale (www.payscale.com) to offer free, comprehensive salary information and advice to help you negotiate your pay.
On CBsalary.com, users can conduct a quick search for their position and city. For a fee, users can access a detailed salary report that factors in academic degrees, years of experience, type of employer, commute, bonus and other specifics.
Also consider your industry when evaluating your salary offer. Working in a hot industry can catapult you into a higher salary range and give you more negotiating power. Healthcare workers, for example, are commanding higher salaries as employers struggle to fill their staffs.
If you're looking for a job with negotiation muscle, check out this list of 20 jobs with the highest salary growth in the fastest-growing industries, according to data from CareerBuilder.com and Payscale:
Accounting/Finance
Jobs with high salary growth:
Personal banker -- $37,700
Commercial loan officer -- $75,700
Healthcare
Jobs with high salary growth:
Clinical research associate -- $61,300
Anesthesiologist -- $225,000
Information Technology
Jobs with high salary growth:
Webmaster -- $49,200
Senior database administrator -- $93,300
Engineering
Jobs with high salary growth:
Civil engineer -- $57,200
Project engineer -- $65,200
Sales
Jobs with high salary growth:
Sales assistant -- $35,800
Sales engineer -- $79,900
Administrative support
Jobs with high salary growth:
Human resources coordinator -- $40,200
Financial controller -- $79,900
Professional and business services
Jobs with high salary growth:
Paralegal -- $39,500
Financial analyst -- $70,500
Retail
Jobs with high salary growth:
Retail store assistant manager -- $39,100
Buyer -- $47,900
Hospitality
Jobs with high salary growth:
Restaurant general manager -- $49,800
Hotel general manager -- $56,600
Customer service
Jobs with high salary growth:
Technical support specialist -- $49,100
Call center manager -- $53,800
By Richard Castellini, Senior Career Adviser for CareerBuilder.com
You waited weeks to receive your offer letter, but after you tore open the envelope and scanned the form for the salary figure, your excitement was replaced by a wave of disappointment.
If this sounds familiar, you're one of the masses. There is often a disconnect between what workers think they should earn and what their employers are actually willing to pay them. It's also common for companies to intentionally lowball on the first salary offer. In fact, 58 percent of hiring managers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com say they leave some negotiating room in their first salary offers.
It pays, then, to negotiate with your employer to boost your starting pay. The key is to know your market value -- this will ensure that you accept an offer that's fair, but also prevent you from pricing yourself out of any position. (For example, if you're demanding $100,000 for an entry-level coordinator role, you may need to rethink your strategy.)
The Internet is an excellent source for finding salary information. For example, visit CBsalary.com, a site powered by CareerBuilder.com and PayScale (www.payscale.com) to offer free, comprehensive salary information and advice to help you negotiate your pay.
On CBsalary.com, users can conduct a quick search for their position and city. For a fee, users can access a detailed salary report that factors in academic degrees, years of experience, type of employer, commute, bonus and other specifics.
Also consider your industry when evaluating your salary offer. Working in a hot industry can catapult you into a higher salary range and give you more negotiating power. Healthcare workers, for example, are commanding higher salaries as employers struggle to fill their staffs.
If you're looking for a job with negotiation muscle, check out this list of 20 jobs with the highest salary growth in the fastest-growing industries, according to data from CareerBuilder.com and Payscale:
Accounting/Finance
Jobs with high salary growth:
Personal banker -- $37,700
Commercial loan officer -- $75,700
Healthcare
Jobs with high salary growth:
Clinical research associate -- $61,300
Anesthesiologist -- $225,000
Information Technology
Jobs with high salary growth:
Webmaster -- $49,200
Senior database administrator -- $93,300
Engineering
Jobs with high salary growth:
Civil engineer -- $57,200
Project engineer -- $65,200
Sales
Jobs with high salary growth:
Sales assistant -- $35,800
Sales engineer -- $79,900
Administrative support
Jobs with high salary growth:
Human resources coordinator -- $40,200
Financial controller -- $79,900
Professional and business services
Jobs with high salary growth:
Paralegal -- $39,500
Financial analyst -- $70,500
Retail
Jobs with high salary growth:
Retail store assistant manager -- $39,100
Buyer -- $47,900
Hospitality
Jobs with high salary growth:
Restaurant general manager -- $49,800
Hotel general manager -- $56,600
Customer service
Jobs with high salary growth:
Technical support specialist -- $49,100
Call center manager -- $53,800
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