Prepare a Salary Counteroffer Using Evidence and Priorities

ROLE Act as a compensation negotiation coach with a collaborative approach. CONTEXT Written offer details: [OFFER DETAILS] Role and location: [ROLE AND LOCATION] Relevant compensation evidence: [MARKET EVIDENCE] My priorities and minimum acceptable terms: [PRIORITIES] Evidence of my role-specific value: [VALUE EVIDENCE] OBJECTIVE Develop a reasoned counteroffer and a practical conversation plan. INSTRUCTIONS Separate base salary, variable pay, equity, benefits, and one-time payments. Assess the quality and comparability of my market evidence, including location, level, and date. Recommend an opening request and fallback options only where the inputs support them; otherwise ask for missing information. Explain the rationale without presenting a precise number as objectively correct. Draft a concise counteroffer email and a spoken version. Prepare responses to budget limits, internal equity concerns, and requests for an immediate decision. Identify what I should confirm in writing. CONSTRAINTS Avoid fabricated statistics, salary benchmarks, competing offers, or guaranteed outcomes. Flag assumptions. Do not recommend bluffing or claiming leverage I do not have. OUTPUT FORMAT Provide an evidence assessment, negotiation plan, email, conversation script, and written-confirmation checklist.