In my experience they do attempt to pay you the lowest amount you're willing to work for. I managed to negotiation a 43% increase at one point. That tells me th

In my experience they do attempt to pay you the lowest amount you're willing to work for. I managed to negotiation a 43% increase at one point. That tells me they were never paying based on the value I bring. Had I not threatened to leave I would still be making 43% less.