How much more money a year would you need to leave your job?

• OneBuckeye

  

  Didn't get enough of a raise this week eh zwick?
• rookie_j70

  

  i make min. wage so anything higher than that
• gut

  Probably not the best time to ask for a raise, but I think many people are afraid to ask sometimes. I've always read that if you can justify a raise (i.e. increased responsibility or significant contributions to the bottom line) you should not shy away from going to your boss and laying out your case. Remember, in most cases he'd have to justify the raise to his manager or HR, so you must enable him to make that case.
• Fred Flintstone

  I would take the same job for the same pay if I could choose the location.
• gorocks99

  

  Same to 5% less. Been looking for a new job in the midwest for a few months now.
• FatHobbit

  

  We've been losing a lot of clients lately and I just got a 10% pay cut. I do get a decent amount of vacation, so that's one nice perk I still have. But if a more stable company was asking I might leave for the same salary. (I don't really want a new job, but I do want to have a job so...)
• thedynasty1998

  

  I'd take a paycut if it meant a job with the State or an agency with great retirement.
• jmog

  gut wrote: In this economic environment, a 20% pay raise is unrealistic (not that you can't ask and might get it, but unlikely). I'd say even in good times, 10% is pretty standard, although many times there's a rather tight range for the position, especially for larger companies with established pay scales. Sometimes if they really like you, they have some flexibility.
  
  But it's very hard to justify why you are worth 20% more than your current job, especially if 20% more is 10-20% more than the position pays. Most companies aren't going to be thrilled if compensation is your primary criteria for joining their company.
  
  Now, if you are giving up some benefits and/or stand to lose some 401K employer matches (not vested), then maybe you can make a legit argument for some additional money. Also, if relocation is involved that is usually negotiable.
  
  But, in general, the bottom line is you are looking to join their company for reasons other than purely compensation. Unless you have another competing offer, your current job firmly establishes your market wage. If this job represents a promotion, or you were in line for a promotion at your current job, then maybe you can argue for 20%. But be prepared for that request to be rejected and if you take a hard line stance, the company is liable to take it off the table because someone who appears to be moving solely for compensation is not a very attractive employee.

  Not necessarily, in November of 2008 I changed jobs, right at the lowest part of the recession and got a 30% increase in base salary and since the new place has a bonus structure (old place doesn't) the pay increase could be as much as 60% from the previous job depending on the year.
  
  To answer the question, I'd go back to the old company for $0 more. I don't want to take a pay cut to go back, but I'd go back in a heartbeat for similar pay.
• cbus4life

  I have many friends who have taken pay-cuts to move to locations that are more appealing to them.
• sherm03

  

  gut wrote: In this economic environment, a 20% pay raise is unrealistic (not that you can't ask and might get it, but unlikely).

  I changed jobs in September last year. I received about a 26% pay increase by going to the new job. So no, it's not unrealistic.
• j_crazy

  

  money's good where I am, I don't think many companies can offer me more. I'm more focused on location. I'd actually take less money (and I'm considering it) to live closer to home. Or if given the chance to go to AK, I'd take that job in a heartbeat.
  
  To answer the question, to leave my current job for the same job, in the same place, with another company, I'd need 20k more.
• Fab1b

  

  Because of the schedule, pay, and flexibility they afford to me already probably no less than an additional 20g's a year.
• fan_from_texas

  Tough to say. I turned down an opportunity that would have been approx. $65k/yr more with a lower cost of living. We didn't think the quality of life woud be as good, and it would have required relocating.
  
  If it were local, we'd give it some consideration. A lot depends on quality of life and exit options.
• stroups

  

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• Belly35

  

  It not about the pay check money............
  
  Stock option, retirement, % ownership, % of profit, vacation ...... lets make a deal