Welcome to The Salary Chronicles, where we’re bringing transparency to negotiation and salaries, one story at a time. Title: Brand ManagerLocation: New York, NYSalary Offered: $110KNegotiated Salary: $110K with $18K other compensationWhat was the situation when you decided to negotiate your salary? I had two offers, one for $120k at a tech company, and one for $110k at a beauty company. Though the offer from the tech company was higher, I was much more excited about the role at the beauty company. I decided to try to use the higher offer as leverage to negotiate for a higher starting salary with the beauty company.

Source: Forbes November 23, 2016 20:49 UTC