# Asked for salary requirements for new job

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asked-for-salary-requirements-for-new-job/296709>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 29, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asked-for-salary-requirements-for-new-job/296709 "2005-03-29T01:27:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asked-for-salary-requirements-for-new-job/296709/1 "2005-03-29T01:27:14Z")

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I’m considering applying for a new job, but the ad for the job says to send my salary requirements along with my resume and cover letter. How do I know what range is reasonable? Obviously, one of the reasons for considering a new job is to make more than what I’m making now. But I don’t want to give a range that’s too high, and end up pricing myself out of the running. However, I also don’t want to give a number that’s too low and earn less than I could. I looked at the salary calculator on [monster.com](http://monster.com), but there’s nothing there that’s comparable to the job I’m considering. I’m going to be talking to the outgoing employee (the one whose job I’m applying for); is it ok to ask her for a rough estimate of the salary that would be reasonable? Any other suggestions? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asked-for-salary-requirements-for-new-job/296709/2 "2005-03-29T01:30:41Z")

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Try [www.salary.com](http://www.salary.com) , it has worked for me in the past.