How to Ask About Salary in Email

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Research salaries in the field.. Determine your personal salary range.. Determine the starting salary before a second interview.

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1

Research salaries in the field.

Step 1

Research salaries in the field.

2

Determine your personal salary range.

Step 2

Determine your personal salary range.

3

Determine the starting salary before a second interview.

Step 3

Determine the starting salary before a second interview.

4

Ask about starting salary in a reply email rather than a new one.

Step 4

Ask about starting salary in a reply email rather than a new one.

5

Begin your email with a greeting and end with your signature.

Step 5

Begin your email with a greeting and end with your signature.

6

Be polite but direct in asking about the starting salary.

Step 6

Be polite but direct in asking about the starting salary.

7

Don't feel obliged to reveal your current salary.

Step 7

Don't feel obliged to reveal your current salary.

8

Negotiate salary over email to make sure your message is clear.

Step 8

Negotiate salary over email to make sure your message is clear.

9

Avoid mentioning the word "salary" in your email subject line.

Step 9

Avoid mentioning the word "salary" in your email subject line.

10

Use an appropriate salutation.

Step 10

Use an appropriate salutation.

11

Strike a respectful and polite tone.

Step 11

Strike a respectful and polite tone.

12

Be firm but not combative in stating your counteroffer.

Step 12

Be firm but not combative in stating your counteroffer.

13

Back up your counteroffer with research.

Step 13

Back up your counteroffer with research.

14

Sign off respectfully.

Step 14

Sign off respectfully.

15

Be prepared for counteroffers.

Step 15

Be prepared for counteroffers.

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