Professional Salary Negotiation for High Earners
Put a decade of high-stakes compensation negotiation expertise to work for you
Put a decade of high-stakes compensation negotiation expertise to work for you
Your skills have propelled you to a rarefied level where maximizing your compensation demands a serious negotiation. You could do it alone, but it's a high-stakes process with long-term consequences and you want to ensure that you get the best result possible.
That's where I come in. I'm Josh Doody, a pioneer of professional compensation negotiation and author of Fearless Salary Negotiation. For more than a decade, I have negotiated compensation packages with the world's largest and most powerful companies, getting my clients what their skills deserve. Now, I will put that same experience and expertise to work for you, negotiating your compensation package from start to finish. All you have to do is get in touch with me.
On average, High Earners improve their job offers by $69,000 when I negotiate for them.
Before we worked together to negotiate his Amazon offer, Justin had never negotiated an additional dollar for himself at any time during his career. But through our work together, he has earned an additional $74,000 per year so far—that's $220,000 and counting!
Josh helped me negotiate with Alphabet to get an additional $160k in annual compensation.
It’s like professional sports — if you don’t have film on your opponent and you go into a game without any scouting report, you’re in big trouble. Josh has ‘the film’ on Alphabet and other tech companies. He knows who you’re dealing with and that’s a huge advantage.
Bringing on Josh made a huge difference for me — no way I would have ended up with that number without his help. Whether you’re a mid-level engineer or an executive — to me it’s a no brainer to work with Josh.
Taylor
Executive
Alphabet
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Having a professional involved allows me to not overthink and overanalyze the process. I can throw out ideas, have them approved or not, without having to spend hours and hours agonizing over the decision tree. With Josh’s help, I negotiated $30k more salary, $50k more bonus, and $100k more equity.
I always try and convince folks to hire Josh. I consider myself above average at negotiation (and some of that was learned from Josh and his book), but I would still much rather have the guidance of a professional to get the max comp offer and peace of mind.
Josh Johnson
Staff Software Engineer
Opendoor
1
I was able to almost double my sign-on bonus and equity, resulting in a $100,000 increase over the original offer in year one total compensation and a total increase of $405,000 over five years. If I had taken the original offer, reaching my retirement savings objective would be delayed by seven years!
I’d recommend working with Josh at a certain comp level. As the numbers get bigger, you need more professional support. I hired a financial advisor when my retirement savings approached $1 million. Same thing here.
Zach
Principal Product Manager
Microsoft
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There are different fee structures offered by different salary negotiators. Some are flat-fee only, paid up front. Some are tiered by seniority or offer amount. Some are contingency-only.
My fee structure is designed to be simple and enables us to work together to get the best possible result for you by perfectly aligning our incentives. The three things you need to know about my Professional Salary Negotiation fee structure are:
The Strategy Component is $4,000 for all aspects of your salary negotiation.
Each negotiation is unique and requires a nuanced, bespoke strategy in order to optimize your offer for your specific situation and priorities.
The Improvement Component is a performance fee which is common practice in negotiation-based industries like professional sports representation, entertainment talent agencies, and M&A advisory in investment banking, where compensation is tied directly to deal outcomes.
The Improvement Component is 10% of the improvement we negotiate in your first-year compensation. This is a win-only fee that only applies when we improve your offer and only applies if you accept the improved offer.
You keep 90% of the improvement in first-year compensation.
No payment is due until after we complete our work.
Once you sign and return your Letter of Engagement, we'll get started by scheduling your strategy call. During this call, we will discuss your specific situation in detail and lay out our strategy for negotiating your offer.
I'll negotiate your salary behind the scenes, consulting with you every step of the way to provide the best strategy to negotiate the best version of your job offer.
Once we conclude our engagement, we will calculate the Improvement Component—10% of the improvement in your first-year compensation—and arrange payment for the Negotiation Fee.
If you're preparing for a high-stakes compensation negotiation, let's schedule a brief intro call to discuss your situation and whether Professional Salary Negotiation is the right fit.
You can find an extensive list of questions and detailed answers here: Professional Salary Negotiation: Common Questions and Answers
These are a few of the most frequently asked questions that may be helpful...
Yes! You don't need to be an experienced negotiator to benefit from negotiating your salary. I will do it for you.
If you're making or expect to make at least $400,000 per year, then you're a High Earner and Professional Salary Negotiation could be perfect for you.
I can definitely help, although Professional Salary Negotiation may not be your best option depending on your budget and timeline.
Let's schedule a brief intro call to talk about your situation and whether Professional Salary Negotiation might be a good fit.
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