Salary Negotiator
Know your number, make your case, close the gap
Research the market, see where your offer sits, and build a calm, credible counteroffer strategy before you negotiate.
INGREDIENTS
PROMPT
I received a job offer and need help negotiating. Research the market salary for this role and give me a negotiation strategy. Details: - Role: [role title] - Company: [company name] - Location: [city or remote] - Offered base salary: [amount] - Offered bonus: [amount or N/A] - Offered equity: [amount or N/A] - Other benefits mentioned: [list any] I need: (1) A market salary range from multiple public sources. (2) Where my offer falls in that range — below, at, or above market. (3) A total comp analysis, including reasonable estimates where exact benefits values are not available. (4) A negotiation script — exact words I can use to counter, with a target number and a floor number. (5) Alternative things to negotiate if they can't move on base: signing bonus, extra PTO, remote flexibility, title bump, earlier review. (6) How to respond if they say the offer is non-negotiable.
How It Works
Give your Claw the role, company, location, and offer details. It pulls
salary benchmarks from multiple sources, identifies where the offer sits
in the market range, and generates a customized negotiation plan — including
the exact words to say, what to negotiate beyond salary, and when to walk away.
What You Get
- Market salary range for your exact role, level, and location
- Offer positioning: where your offer falls (low/mid/high) in the range
- Total compensation breakdown: base, bonus, equity, benefits valuation
- Negotiation script: specific language for your counter-offer
- Alternative levers: remote work, PTO, signing bonus, title, start date
- Counter-offer response templates if they push back
- Walk-away threshold recommendation based on market data
Setup Steps
- Share: role title, company, location, and the offer details
- Your Claw researches market rates across Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, PayScale, and LinkedIn Salary
- Review the market positioning and negotiation plan
- Practice delivering your counter using the suggested language
- After the negotiation, log the outcome for future reference
Tips
- Always negotiate — 73% of employers expect it (Robert Half)
- Never give your number first; let them anchor
- Negotiate on total compensation, not just base salary
- The best time to negotiate is after they've said "we'd like to offer you the role"
- Even a modest 5-10% bump on your first offer compounds to hundreds of thousands over a career
- Be warm and collaborative, not adversarial