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How to know your market value — and negotiate a salary you deserve
Studies consistently show that 73% of workers never negotiate their salary — they accept the first offer because they do not know what the market actually pays for their role. This is expensive: candidates who negotiate their starting salary earn $5,000 to $10,000 more per year on average, a gap that compounds over an entire career. The single most effective way to negotiate is to walk into the conversation knowing the market range for your exact role, your experience level, and your location — so when a number is offered, you can respond with data, not feelings.
The AI skills premium is one of the fastest-emerging salary differentials in the labour market. Workers who can demonstrate proficiency in AI tools — prompt engineering, AI-assisted analysis, AI workflow automation — are consistently earning 10–25% more than peers in the same role without those skills. This is not a distant trend; employers are already paying the premium today, and the gap between AI-skilled and non-AI-skilled workers is widening every quarter. Understanding where your current salary sits relative to market — and what closing that gap looks like — is the starting point for any meaningful salary conversation.
Tips for researching and negotiating your salary
- —Always negotiate — the worst outcome is “no,” which leaves you exactly where you started. Most employers expect candidates to counter, and many build room into initial offers specifically because of this.
- —Research your role across at least 3 sources (BLS, Glassdoor, LinkedIn Salary, Levels.fyi for tech) — triangulating across multiple sources gives you a defensible range rather than a single number that could be skewed by outliers.
- —Filter salary data by location — the same role in San Francisco can pay 50–80% more than in a mid-size city. If you are remote, understand whether the company uses geographic compensation bands before negotiating.
- —Understand total compensation, not just base — a $95k base with a 15% bonus, full health coverage, and 4 weeks leave is worth considerably more than a $105k base with no bonus and basic benefits. Compare packages on an equivalent basis.
- —Your previous salary does not dictate your next one — it is becoming illegal in many jurisdictions to ask for salary history, and even where it is legal you are not obligated to answer. Your market value is set by what the role pays today, not what you accepted years ago.
- —Anchor high — if you give a range, make your actual target the bottom number, not the middle. Negotiators consistently anchor to the lower end of any stated range.
- —Add verifiable AI skills to your resume and LinkedIn — workers who can demonstrate AI tool proficiency are earning 10–25% more than peers in the same role without those skills, and the gap is widening quarter by quarter.
- —Document your current compensation package in writing now — exact base, bonus structure, equity, and benefits — so you have a precise baseline for future negotiations and can compare offers accurately rather than relying on memory.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find out the market salary for my role?
Use at least three sources to triangulate: the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for government-backed median data, Glassdoor and LinkedIn Salary for self-reported figures, and Levels.fyi for tech roles. Cross-referencing all three gives you a reliable range rather than a single number that could be skewed. Filter by location — salaries in San Francisco are often 50–80% higher than in mid-size cities for identical roles.
What is the AI skills salary premium?
Workers who demonstrate proficiency with AI tools — generative AI, prompt engineering, AI-assisted workflows — are earning 10–25% more than peers in the same role without those skills, according to recent labour market research. The premium is highest in knowledge-worker roles (marketing, finance, HR, project management) and in industries with high AI adoption rates. Adding verifiable AI skills to your profile is currently one of the highest-ROI career moves available.
When is the best time to negotiate salary?
At two moments: after you receive a job offer (before you accept), and at your annual review. The offer stage is where you have the most leverage — the employer has decided they want you and has not yet set the final number. At the review stage, the strongest approach is to come with documented achievements and comparable market data, not just a request for more money. Both conversations require preparation; neither should be improvised.