You can ask for and get your price whether you're excellent or merely good. That can change from month to month. Similarly, some biotechnology companies must work out special deals with their recruits. Small organizations facing competition from larger corporations may pay premium prices to acquire the best scientists. Future promise, indeed, should be a mantra for every scientists negotiating a compensation package.
Companies routinely give annual increases.
Many adjust those raises to even out inequalities in salaries. Given that, says Lasky, it's important not to push too hard in salary sessions. Recruits can start in a negative situation, where their managers think that they have to produce to justify their price. Lasky also advises honesty about recruits' personal situations. If you've just graduated and can throw everything in a U-Haul, don't ask for a huge relocation allowance.