Work out salary negotiation range instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
A negotiation range needs three numbers: a target derived from where your experience sits against the market median, an opening anchor above it to leave room to concede, and a walk-away floor below which the move is not worth making. Anchoring above target is what makes the target achievable.
Target salary
Target = Market median x (1 + (Your percentile - 50) / 50 x Market spread %)
Opening ask
Anchor = Target x 1.12
If you have good market data, yes — anchoring works. If you do not, ask for their range first, because a low anchor is very hard to recover from.
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