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negotiate salary question
I have never tried to negotiate a salary before and I recently got a job offer which is more money than I am making now but $5k less than another offer I got from another company for a similar position.
Company 1 is offering 5K less, no PTO (company policy), but all premiums for benefits (health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance) paid completely by the employer.
Company 2 is offering 5K more than company 1, 3 weeks PTO, 11 Holidays, but employee pays 30% for employee and 60% of family plans for benefits (health, dental, vision).
I have been weighing the pros and cons of each and have decided I would prefer the first company that is offering less salary because I think it will benefit my career. The thing is that I would like for them to increase their offer to be more comparable to the second company which is offering more money and PTO.
How should I write a counter offer? Can I state I have another offer and what they are offering?
Any help would be great.
Re: negotiate salary question
Tell them you have another offer, but I wouldn't go into specifics. You can mention that they have PTO as well as paid holidays and that they are offering a higher salary; but leave it at that.
Let Company A know you are very interested in their company and feel as though it would be a good long-term fit, but also mention that it would be hard to walk away from another offer that has better upfront incentives.
While I worked in HR, we were willing to negotiate PTO days in lieu of salary so maybe there is a little more wiggle room there than they let on. PTO and Holidays are golden and pricesless IMHO; you need to be able to have time off.
Maybe you should quantify the differences between the companies to come up with what you see as a fair counter offer. Total up the cost of benefits as well as the PTO and holidays plus/minus the salary difference and see where you stand.
Good luck and let us know how it goes. People always ask questions and never update.....
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