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Salary negotiation email

Your offer, your target, your results in your own words — the draft asks for the gap directly, anchors on what you bring, and stays flexible on the package. If your target is not above the offer, it writes the confirm-and-timeline letter instead, because negotiating against yourself is theater.
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Common questions

Should I negotiate every offer?

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You should always have the conversation when you have a real reason — market range, an offer in hand, or scope beyond what was advertised. What you should not do is invent a gap: if the offer already meets your target, the honest move is to confirm and get the package in writing, which is what this tool writes.

What number do I ask for?

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One you can anchor: a published range for the role and market, the number in the original posting, or another offer. RoleSharp's salary pages compute real ranges from live postings with published pay — start there.

Will negotiating cost me the offer?

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A respectful, specific counter almost never does; rescinding over a polite negotiation is itself a signal about the employer. What costs offers is vagueness — 'is that negotiable?' with no number. This draft puts the number on the table with the reasoning next to it.

Is it only about base salary?

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Base is where you anchor, because bonuses and equity compound from it. The draft keeps the package door open — signing bonus, earlier review, equity — so the recruiter can meet you where their band allows.

Should I put my real results in?

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Yes — yours, not aspirational ones. The value lines are the reason the counter is reasonable, and you may be asked to defend them in the same conversation. Type only what you can prove.