I’ve worked at my job for nearly a year now. My salary is around 82k a year with a 3k bonus which I will not get if I leave now. I currently work in risk & advisory (tech audit, ITGC testing) at a B4 firm based in Los Angeles, California.
I did a phone screen with a recruiter last week and their initial range that they stated for base compensation was around 85k-95k with around 20k RSU in the first year. From my research and talking to friends in tech, they let me know that it was low for a tech firm.
The recruiter mentioned last week that there was very little wiggle room. My target base salary is 120k a year.
My questions are:
- Is proposing 140k a year and that I am open to negotiate hoping we meet at 120k a bad strategy or should I try another approach (assuming they want to negotiate down)?
- Should I give a range or specific number?
Background: I studied Information Systems at a big state school and have tons of extracurriculars. I was also doing senior level work at my current B4 firm as a new employee. I am happy with my current role but I feel like this company is too awesome to pass up on now.