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Ask HN: Software Engineering Job Offer Negotiation?
I have a Software Eng job offer from Cisco in the Bay Area. Would anyone know what the pay ranges are for the following Cisco pay grade levels. I have about 6 years work experience in another successful networking company in the Bay Area.
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
They are offering me in the Grade8 level with signing bonus. Their offer matches my current base salary compensation $ for $ which I thought was surprising since I gave them my current compensation + my stock benefits. They do not offer options/RSU unlike my existing company. It doesn't make financial sense for me to take the offer. Hence, I am wondering if I have room for negotiation based on the pay-grade ranges.
Skills: Python, Layer2/3 Networking, Automation, Python Robot Framework, Python Django
- moocow01 15y agoYou may be able to get a sense of the salary ranges by looking at Glassdoor.com and browsing through the salaries posted for Cisco. If I was in your position and you feel comfortable doing it, I'd play your current employer against Cisco by asking them if they want to make a counter offer. I've seen many people dramatically increase their salary by allowing a few companies to counter offer against each other.
- throaway_job 15y agoYes. I might be able to do that, but I don't wanna push too hard since I am Visa sensitive and financially I prefer my existing company as per the current verbal offer from cisco. I did look at glassdoor, one I noticed is at an avg of 99k (upper bound at 137k) anther one at an avg of 112K (upper bound at 150k). I was personally expecting to hear a number north of 130K or at least 125k for the base salary + RSU, so was really shocked to hear their offer.
- boot 15y agoBased on my shaky sense of things going on, I doubt you'll be able to negotiate for a grade 10. The company is generally very frugal. 130k sounds like too much. (But you know, I could be totally wrong - actually let me know if I am).
- theblogdoctor 15y agoThere is always room for negotiation. If you'd started the interview process discussing the salary range, then you've already weakened your case. If, on the other hand, you waited till you had an offer to talk numbers, then you are in a comanding position, because then you can sell you "value" instead of getting locked in on a "price range". Checkout the salary ranges on glassdoor.com http://www.glassdoor.comhttp://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Cisco-Systems-Salaries-E1425.htm http://www.glassdoor.comhttp://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Cisc...
- rmk 15y agoBased on many friends' salaries: Grade 8 is what is offered to fresh PhD's -- I think around 115K. In addition there used to be a 401k match of upto 4% (I think).