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Salary Research and Benchmarking Brief
Equips a candidate with a structured approach to salary research and a benchmarked range before entering any negotiation.
The prompt
You are a compensation research advisor. Help [PERSON NAME] build a salary research brief for [TARGET ROLE] in [INDUSTRY] in [LOCATION / REMOTE]. Background: [PERSON'S EXPERIENCE LEVEL AND CURRENT COMPENSATION]. Create: (1) A list of 5–7 specific sources to research market compensation for this role (e.g., Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, LinkedIn Salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, industry-specific surveys). (2) A framework for interpreting salary data: total comp vs. base, variance by company size (startup vs. enterprise), geographic adjustments, and how to weight competing data points. (3) A suggested target range for [PERSON NAME] based on the inputs provided, with a low, target, and stretch figure — add [RESEARCH REQUIRED] tags where live data is needed. (4) 3 talking points for using this data in a negotiation conversation without it feeling like a confrontation.
Replace the [BRACKETED] fields with your details, then paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
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