So, I was surprised to be honest: I was contacted by a recruiter from a Swiss company on LinkedIn. When asked about the paycheck expectations I said 2 500 – 2 600 bruto, but now that I think about it more, I want to ask for more. Why more? Here are the reasons: they contacted me (even though they knew that I live in the Netherlands), I would have to move several countries away, job is in microbiology field and a quick Google search says that average salary for that field in Switzerland is around 3 000 euros, somewhere I even saw 4 000 euros. It was a fairly quick notice and I didn't have too much time to do some research amd prepare before the phonecall, but they suggested that we will remain in contact and even organise a video meeting.
My question is are the reasons stated above good enough to ask for that much money? I don't know what's the normal salary for that field, because I originally come from a shitty country with low standards, and I want to match Swiss standards.
What do you guys think how should I proceed?
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