{"id":337537,"date":"2021-05-10T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtualvocations.com\/blog\/?p=337537"},"modified":"2025-06-03T22:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:55:59","slug":"how-to-negotiate-salary-when-you-work-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtualvocations.com\/blog\/telecommuting-job-search-help\/how-to-negotiate-salary-when-you-work-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Negotiate Salary When You Work Remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you aren’t negotiating your salary, you’re leaving money on the table. According to a Forbes report, 70% of hiring managers<\/a> expect potential hires (and current workers) to negotiate their salary. However, only 46% of men and 34% of women actually go through the process. These are striking figures that underscore the idea of a worker’s perceived worth, as well as their ability to strike a deal or exude confidence in the negotiation process. And those that attempt to negotiate a deal tend to overlook integral aspects of the negotiation process. It’s truly a war of attrition, and you’ll need to bring your five-star general skills to the table. If you want to learn how to negotiate salary as a remote worker, make sure to follow these tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Remote Workers Skip Out on Negotiation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With over half of workers skipping out on the salary negotiation process, one might wonder why people are accepting the first offer without testing the waters. The answer is deeply rooted in human psychology: many people subconsciously or overtly practice conflict avoidance. While no studies exist documenting the number of people who avoid conflict at all costs, the current number of non-negotiators in the workforce can probably shed some light on the situation as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Conflict Avoidance Isn’t Always the Root of the Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Conflict avoidance is only a small piece of the puzzle, however. The real issues arise when you continually make mistakes in the negotiation process as a jobseeker. From undervaluing yourself to failing to research the market rate of your position, you can sink your negotiations before they start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve ever felt that your negotiations were weak, capricious, or arbitrary, you’re in the majority. In actuality, few people ever master the art of negotiation. As a result, millions of workers each year miss out on extra income. But knowing the common mistakes that can hinder your approach is half the battle. Once you’ve pinpointed your prior errors and get a basic idea of where to start, you can become a salary negotiation guru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Know Where to Start<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the most crucial mistake that workers make on how to negotiate is not knowing where to start. They don’t conduct any research on salaries, putting them in the sea of uncertainty with respect to pay. That’s why you should always research how much your job title gets paid. It doesn’t matter if you’re a senior executive, a customer service representative<\/a>, or mid-level management. Knowing the market rate is vital to the negotiation process. Fortunately, you have many resources to find average wages, including:<\/p>\n\n\n