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Salary Negotiation

Before you consider trying to negotiate a salary offer, you must do some research about salary ranges for the profession. The resources below will help you learn more about how to approach this process and identify salary information.

• Job Offer Evaluation and Salary Negotiation (PDF)
• “Evaluating a Job Offer” – Occupational Outlook Handbook
• “Answering the Salary Question” (video)
• Salary Data for Your Major – available under Resource Library in the interview preparation folder in your Hire@TU account

The following sites can be used to research salaries:

• NACE Salary Calculator
• Bureau of Labor and Statistics Wage Data
• Glassdoor.com
• Job Star Central
• Salary.com
• HigherEd Jobs Salary Data
• SalaryList
• Cost of Living
• Cost of Living Comparison
• Career Overview
• Salary Calculator
• “Salary Guides & Guidance” – Riley Guide
  

When you've accepted an offer, complete the Student Job/Internship Reporting Form.

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