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Salary negotiation guides

Practical, US-specific guides with word-for-word scripts, objection tables and real BLS pay data — for job offers, counter offers, raises, promotions and the salary-expectations question.

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Salary negotiation scriptWord-for-word salary negotiation scripts for a job offer, counter offer, raise, promotion, salary expectations and phone calls — plus 10 objection answers.

Job offers and counter offers

How to counter offer salaryHow to counter a salary offer: how much to ask for, a phone script, an email template and three worked examples with real US wage data.

Raises and promotions

When to ask for a raiseThe best times to ask for a raise — before budgets are set, after a win, after new responsibilities — the worst times, and what to say.

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Am I underpaid? (free checker)Check your salary against U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for your job and state. See your percentile, a target range and what to do next.

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