I moved from the US to Canada – prior to my move, my workplace gave me a 10% raise which put my salary around $60k USD (not including bonuses, profit sharing, etc). I was hired as a remote worker about 8 months before the pandemic, even though I worked in a city my company had an office in. My office is an extremely global firm with offices in nearly every major city in the US/Europe/Asia.
Now that I have moved, my new salary has been set at $70k CAD, which would put me at approximately $55k USD, basically negating the raise I was given in 2022. I have asked if there was any room for negotiation in this salary as this does set me back, but my HR rep has said that this is the normal salary for someone in my position in Canada. She did not actually answer my question, whether there is room for negotiation. My manager, in our initial discussions about our new salary, has said that the pay band for my position is between $60k CAD and $100k CAD so I would not be making the lowest this could go.
Personally, it makes me angry that if I had moved to the border of North Dakota, I would be making more than if I moved across the arbitrary international border into southern Canada. It's not my fault that they are paying their employees less in Canada – my amount or quality of work has not changed, so why should my pay change? That being said, when researching salaries for approximately similar positions in Canada, Indeed has shown average salaries in the $50k CAD range.
Am I being greedy? My husband is just nervous about me pushing back gently one more time, but I don't see why two adults can't discuss salary options in a calm and logical manner. I doubt they would fire me for asking if there was room for negotiation twice!
What would you do?