{"id":550,"date":"2017-05-24T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=550"},"modified":"2017-05-24T19:47:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T19:47:12","slug":"women-men-negotiate-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/women-men-negotiate-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Are Less Likely to Negotiate Their Salaries Than Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new snapshot of workers in tech shows that women are less likely than men to negotiate for a higher salary.<\/p>\n<p>Forty-five percent of women said they had negotiated their current salary compared to 54% of men, according to the latest reading of an ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/38-did-you-negotiate-your-salary\">query<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\">Comparably<\/a>. More than 10,000 people responded to the question.<\/p>\n<p><b>By department: women vs. men<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The results seemed to vary by job department. Women in product, marketing, and business development were most likely to negotiate, while those in customer support and administrative roles were least likely to negotiate. (Men in customer support and administrative roles demonstrated similar behavior, with only 28% of them attempting to try for a higher salary.)<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps unsurprisingly, the gap among women and men in high-ranking executive positions was one of the widest: 52% of women said they negotiated their salaries compared to 67% of men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-553\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half1.png\" alt=\"half1\" width=\"832\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half1-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half1-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half1.png 832w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-552\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half2.png\" alt=\"half2\" width=\"825\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half2.png 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-551\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half3.png\" alt=\"half3\" width=\"828\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half3-300x24.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half3-768x62.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/half3.png 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Leverage comes with experience<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The data shows that\u00a0men and women\u00a0in\u00a0who have been at their company for only a few years have significantly less leverage than those with more years under their belt.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/38-did-you-negotiate-your-salary\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-608\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-608\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/negotiateentry.png\" alt=\"negotiateentry\" width=\"692\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/negotiateentry-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/negotiateentry.png 692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From an age perspective, workers age 41 to 45 seemed to be in a sweet spot: 56% of them reported having negotiated their salary. Rates were lower among the youngest and oldest workers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/38-did-you-negotiate-your-salary\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-610\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-610\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/agenegotiate.png\" alt=\"agenegotiate\" width=\"765\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/agenegotiate-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/agenegotiate.png 765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>A breakdown by city<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The cities where people said they\u00a0negotiated their salaries most were San Francisco, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Austin. The cities where people negotiated their salaries the least were Seattle, Portland, and Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/38-did-you-negotiate-your-salary\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-609\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/citiesnegotiate.png\" alt=\"citiesnegotiate\" width=\"625\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/citiesnegotiate-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/citiesnegotiate.png 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>White and Asian workers most likely to negotiate<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The data revealed that white and Asian workers were the most likely to negotiate their salaries (52% said they had) while African American and Native American workers were least likely (41% and 44% said they had, respectively).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/38-did-you-negotiate-your-salary\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-611\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-611\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/diversitynegotiate.png\" alt=\"diversitynegotiate\" width=\"726\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/diversitynegotiate-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/05\/diversitynegotiate.png 726w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/38-did-you-negotiate-your-salary\">full breakdown <\/a>of who\u2019s asking for a higher salary in tech. Results are as of May 24 and came from more than 10,000 user responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new snapshot of workers in tech shows that women are less likely than men to negotiate for a higher salary. Forty-five percent of women said they had negotiated their current salary compared to 54% of men, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. 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