A common problem with salaries is that most companies offer you something that's slightly over what you currently draw, not what you truly deserve. In a way, th

A common problem with salaries is that most companies offer you something that's slightly over what you currently draw, not what you truly deserve. In a way, that's like blindly agreeing to someone else's judgement. Keep that in mind since starting with a lower salary could mean that it might take quite a few years to get back to standard salary levels, no matter how good you are.