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Quick answer
Put each offer in a table: pay, bonus, benefits, time off, growth. Check public pay data such as the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook for the role. Draft a short counter with one or two reasons, then rehearse the call with the AI playing the recruiter.
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At a glance
All outcome figures are estimates from cited sources, not independent verification by us.
- What it is allowed to do
- Read-only
Only reads, researches, or summarizes. It never drafts outbound content or changes anything.
- Time saved (estimate)
- About 1 hour of prep.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Tools needed
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Typical cost
- Free AI tiers can draft. Prices: Not stated in sources.
Reviewed Nov 2, 2026
Basis (estimate): Estimate only: based on the steps above, not timed.
What does this setup do?
Compare job offers side by side, check public pay data, draft a polite counter-offer with reasons, and rehearse the call with AI as the recruiter.
Who is it for?
Anyone holding an offer who wants to ask for more without sounding pushy or making it up.
How do you set it up?
Tools
- ChatGPT or Claude
- Your offer letter(s)
- Public pay data for the role
Steps
- List each offer: base pay, bonus, benefits, time off, remote policy, start date.
- Look up the role. The BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook lists median pay by occupation; local job posts with salary ranges help too.
- Run the prompt below for the comparison table and a counter draft.
- Check the counter: one or two real reasons, one number, polite tone.
- Rehearse: ask the AI to play the recruiter and push back three times.
- Get the final offer in writing before accepting.
Example output
Illustrative. Your results will differ.
- Offer A: $64,000 base, 15 days off, 2 remote days
- Counter: $70,000, based on the 4 years of scheduling experience the role asks for and local posts at $68k to $74k
- Recruiter push: 'The band tops out at $66k.' Suggested reply: ask about a 6-month review at $70k
Where to paste this prompt
ChatGPT → Project instructions, or ChatGPT Tasks for scheduled reminders (once a day on Free)
Copy-paste prompt
Adapt bracketed fields to your situation.
Help me negotiate a job offer. Use only what I give you.
Offer(s): [PAY, BONUS, BENEFITS, TIME OFF, REMOTE, START]
Public pay data I found, with sources: [PASTE]
What matters most to me: [e.g. base pay, remote days]
My number: [AMOUNT]
1. A comparison table of the offers
2. A counter email under 120 words with 1 or 2 reasons from my facts
3. Then play the recruiter: push back 3 times and wait for my reply each time
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What usually goes wrong?
Where agents tend to stall on this job. More patterns in Where AI gets stuck.
- Using national median pay for a high-cost city without saying so.
- Too many reasons; one or two strong ones are enough.
- Accepting verbally before the revised offer is in writing.
Which chat tools work with this prompt?
Paste the prompt into any of these assistants (free or paid tiers).
- ChatGPT
- Claude
Common questions
- Can AI help me negotiate salary?
- Yes: compare offers, check public pay data, draft a counter and rehearse the call. The facts must be yours.
- Where do I find pay data?
- The BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook lists median pay by occupation; job posts with salary ranges show local numbers.
- What if they say no?
- Ask about other levers: a review date, start date, time off or remote days.
What tips make it smoother?
- Ask for one number, not a range; the low end of a range is what gets offered.
- Benefits and start date can move when base pay cannot.
- Never claim a competing offer that does not exist.
Where do the claims come from?
Summaries use public sources linked below, not independent verification. How setups are picked.
- Read U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’s write-up (www.bls.gov)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2025 median pay by occupation; May 2025 median annual wage for all workers was $50,980 (read 2026-11-02 from a search result excerpt of the page)
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