Background: company that up until recently has paid us for operational support is now working on establishing the sama capability. They’ve been relying on us for this for roughly five years, but the agreement expired this summer.
The situation:
- My current job isn’t fun anymore
- I enjoy working with the systems that the poachers are using
- I’m objectively good at it
- I’d love to move over
So I was asked what my salary expectations/demands are to move over, where I’d be doing pretty much the same thing I do now. How much % raise should I aim for compared to what I have now?
UPDATE: I asked for my current salary + 10%, in addition to a few perks. Without the perks they’ll have to go higher than 10%.
This happened to me. I was making $50,000 a year but knew some of my senior co-workers were making $60,000. I asked the company head hunting me for $65,000 a year just to have some room for negotiation. They accepted it immediately. I later found out I’m now one of the highest paid employees for my role at the new place.