Employers may base offers on historic precedent than market value, using salaries paid previous incumbents, slightly adjusted. The company overlooks what its competitors are paying for the same work. You want to be paid you re worth not what the company decides it can afford or what you need to live on. Know the market range for your skills and experience. A pay raise every year.
Negotiation triggers an accrued effect.
It s comparable to getting an additional pay raise every year with the company. The difference compounds. Bargaining leverages future pay raises. Pay increases and bonuses will be based on the negotiated, not the offered salary. A small increase negotiated at the start of employment grows as you continue with the company.