The Salary Negotiator

06/09/2026

In this week’s episode, we're covering everything you need to know about Oracle compensation and how to negotiate the components found in an Oracle offer package. In this episode, you'll learn:

✅ Oracle offer components (base salary, equity, sign-on bonus)
✅ Our proven salary negotiation process for Oracle
✅ How to build leverage, research comp, draft counters, & handle pushback
✅ Negotiation mistakes to avoid in an Oracle salary negotiation

Be sure to check out this new content. Watch, listen, and learn how to increase your comp!

➡️ Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE1qEQfLs7A
🎧 Listen: https://careernegotiationspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2463973/episodes/19321026-oracle-salary-negotiation-how-to-negotiate-oracle-compensation
📖 Read: https://www.thesalarynegotiator.com/resource-center/oracle-salary-negotiation
📝 Software Engineer Salary & Levels: https://www.thesalarynegotiator.com/software-engineer-salary

Let us know what you think in the comments! 👇

05/06/2026

In this week’s episode, we're covering everything you need to know about IBM compensation and how to negotiate the components found in an IBM offer package. In this episode, you'll learn:

✅ IBM offer components (base salary, equity, sign-on bonus)
✅ Our proven salary negotiation process for IBM
✅ How to build leverage, research comp, draft counters, & handle pushback
✅ Negotiation mistakes to avoid in an IBM salary negotiation

Be sure to check out this new content. Watch, listen, and learn how to increase your comp!

➡️ Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxdFQ_v-EIw
🎧 Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ibm-salary-negotiation-how-to-negotiate-ibm-compensation/id1804454533?i=1000766341726
📖 Read: https://www.thesalarynegotiator.com/resource-center/how-to-negotiate-ibm-job-offer
📝 IBM Software Engineer Salary & Levels: https://www.thesalarynegotiator.com/ibm-software-engineer-salary

Let us know what you think in the comments! 👇

04/27/2026

In this week’s episode, we're covering everything you need to know about Hardware Engineer compensation and how to negotiate the components found in an Hardware Engineer’s offer package. In this episode, you'll learn:

✅ HW Engineer components (base salary, equity, bonuses, etc.)
✅ Our proven salary negotiation process for Hardware Engineer’s
✅ How to build leverage, research comp, draft counters, & handle pushback
✅ Negotiation mistakes to avoid in a Hardware Engineer salary negotiation

Be sure to check out this new content. Watch, listen, and learn how to increase your comp!

➡️ Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u233ItsL-oA
🎧 Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hardware-engineer-salary-negotiation-how-to-negotiate/id1804454533?i=1000763919523
📖 Read: https://www.thesalarynegotiator.com/resource-center/how-to-negotiate-a-hardware-engineer-job-offer

Let us know what you think in the comments! 👇

Do you know how to negotiate a hardware engineer job offer? Hardware engineer salary negotiation is crucial to receiving competitive pay. Whether you’re evaluating a senior hardware engineer salary or director hardware engineering salary, it's important. Use our strategies to negotiate a Meta hard...

04/15/2026

Appreciate Valaviciute having me on her podcast for this one 👇

“This is the final offer” stops most candidates in their tracks. But in many cases, it’s not actually final.

We walk through how to handle that moment, where the real flexibility comes from, and how to approach it without hurting your relationship with the hiring team.

Check out the full episode:

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7FfvrVJpidNRakGevOhsJu

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFSPoUjq3PM

"I always expected the people I hired to negotiate. If they didn't — it was a big red flag." — Brandon Bramley from went from hiring at...

04/10/2026

In this week’s episode, we’re covering how to negotiate a job offer after being laid off.

Most people assume they’ve lost all leverage after a layoff, but that’s not how hiring teams actually think. In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ How hiring teams really view layoffs
✅ Whether you still have leverage (and where it comes from)
✅ How to negotiate your next job offer after a layoff

Be sure to check out the new episode. Watch, listen, and learn how to avoid leaving money on the table in your next role.

➡️ Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duI2cSA5jak
🎧 Listen: https://careernegotiationspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2463973/episodes/18995857-laid-off-you-still-have-leverage-to-negotiate-a-job-offer
📖 Read: https://www.thesalarynegotiator.com/resource-center/negotiating-a-job-offer-after-a-layoff

Let us know what you think in the comments! 👇

With much of the economy in turmoil, tech layoffs have dominated news headlines and many fear this will force them to accept lower compensation. However, this is nowhere near the truth as we continue to see success in negotiating job offers. So, whether you’ve been laid off or are worried about jo...