You waited weeks to receive your offer letter, but after you tore open the envelope and scanned the form for the salary figure, your excitement was replaced by a wave of disappointment.1 Q/ p  @  q7 y/ b* L/ `3 u% G

* \/ }' Q3 Z2 |4 c) _If this sounds familiar, you're one of the masses. There is often a disconnect between what workers think they should earn and what their employers are actually willing to pay them. It's also common for companies to intentionally lowball on the first salary offer. In fact, 58 percent of hiring managers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com say they leave some negotiating room in their first salary offers.: v5 Y& ^0 S2 ?; d/ i' P  l, o" h

/ p' P3 U6 {, ]. |It pays, then, to negotiate with your employer to boost your starting pay. The key is to know your market value -- this will ensure that you accept an offer that's fair, but also prevent you from pricing yourself out of any position. (For example, if you're demanding $100,000 for an entry-level coordinator role, you may need to rethink your strategy.)
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The Internet is an excellent source for finding salary information. For example, visit CBsalary.com, a site powered by CareerBuilder.com and PayScale (www.payscale.com) to offer free, comprehensive salary information and advice to help you negotiate your pay. 5 r0 q- a9 F4 S
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On CBsalary.com, users can conduct a quick search for their position and city. For a fee, users can access a detailed salary report that factors in academic degrees, years of experience, type of employer, commute, bonus and other specifics.) Y9 \0 q7 S" v, e4 Q+ D  d. h3 \
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Also consider your industry when evaluating your salary offer. Working in a hot industry can catapult you into a higher salary range and give you more negotiating power. Healthcare workers, for example, are commanding higher salaries as employers struggle to fill their staffs. * U: N0 v% S2 P
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If you're looking for a job with negotiation muscle, check out this list of 20 jobs with the highest salary growth in the fastest-growing industries, according to data from CareerBuilder.com and Payscale:0 o& q. c: d# }+ |
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Accounting/Finance0 R0 M9 b- H/ i
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Personal banker -- $37,700
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Commercial loan officer -- $75,700* s0 R! c1 X, I9 l! c2 N( B
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* k# O9 k$ i9 EClinical research associate -- $61,300! Y9 a# t' H4 m3 ?: F+ }& M7 g4 z& Y
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Anesthesiologist -- $225,000
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Information Technology
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- w' R' D. D; {7 K& |% A/ i0 uWebmaster -- $49,200: x0 x/ T: P" M1 G" m' p
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Senior database administrator -- $93,3003 N5 Y& C  `4 s  i/ y( S6 c

6 |) H" T  |  T9 {# o. NEngineering  U+ ]/ V/ T9 l# ~. T/ y( w1 [
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" L/ z2 r9 c) n# O. qCivil engineer -- $57,200
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, C" y% D( A) ^$ g  ]Project engineer -- $65,200
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5 w: Z3 T5 j! j% F0 ISales
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Sales assistant -- $35,800
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Sales engineer -- $79,900
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- s* X9 ?; W* {  Q/ F$ B+ LHuman resources coordinator -- $40,200! H! G* A1 ^8 U; @& w% o
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( p" D6 ?* Z" v7 o$ |  wProfessional and business services
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Paralegal -- $39,500
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/ d0 t: R- Z! U( gFinancial analyst -- $70,500
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Jobs with high salary growth:
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( d8 _1 }5 q1 ~" C& V' w6 }- z# tRetail store assistant manager -- $39,100* d# n: V3 ^8 s; [! h

  M- o. @( G, }2 q! b  mBuyer -- $47,900' B7 k' t+ f/ Y0 e% Q- T
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Hospitality
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Restaurant general manager -- $49,800" k: I$ C, ]2 H# c
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Hotel general manager -- $56,600
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0 i7 d7 p1 T. E9 |' \- uTechnical support specialist -- $49,100
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Call center manager -- $53,800

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