It's not to my benefit at all. In every salary negotiation past my first job out of college I have said "I expect to be paid $X to switch jobs" and I was paid $

It's not to my benefit at all. In every salary negotiation past my first job out of college I have said "I expect to be paid $X to switch jobs" and I was paid $X (or very close to; obviously, sometimes you kick a little back) to switch jobs or I didn't switch jobs. What you do is what's important. Make a proactive argument for your value and you don't have to fall back on your current compensation.