Quintessential Careers Salary Resources:

Achieve the Job Offer You Deserve by Avoiding These 10 Salary Negotiation Mistakes -- knowing salary negotiation tactics and avoiding salary negotiation landmines are key to obtaining the job offer you deserve.

Job Offer Too Low? Use These Key Salary Negotiation Techniques to Write a Counter Proposal Letter -- takes job-seekers through the key salary negotiation strategies you should apply when attempting to negotiate your best job offer.

The Quintessential Careers Salary Negotiation Tutorial -- a great "how-to" guide to all aspects of salary negotiation, from planning beforehand, to negotiating at the interview, to tools for helping decide between offers. Free.

Quintessential Careers Personal Salary Report Wizard -- utilizing the power of Salary.com, get a free basic report showing national average salaries for the job you are seeking, adjusted by location.

Responding to Requests for Salary Requirements or Salary Histories: Strategies and Suggestions -- a great article for dealing with requests for salary histories and/or salary requirements. See also the companion article, Comparing Two or More Job Offers.

Salary Negotiation, Compensation, and Job Offer Quiz -- feel confident that you can negotiate the best compensation package from prospective employers? Test your skills.

Salary Negotiation Do's and Don'ts -- the basic rules job-seekers need to succeed at salary negotiation.

Salary Negotiation Books -- find the best books in print for helping you negotiate your best job offer.

Please Note: If you are currently employed and looking for strategies to get promoted and/or increase your salary/pay, please visit our Workplace Resources for Job-Seekers.

Best Outside Salary Resources:

SalaryNegotiations.com -- a great resource from Jack Chapman, the author of one of the best books on salary negotiation. Take the salary negotiation quiz and see if you know enough about negotiating.

PayScale -- a salary assessment site that matches job-seekers job profiles with expected compensation through comparisons to compensation packages of job-seekers with similar skills and experiences -- rather than through comparing simple job titles or zip code comparisons. Basic report is free, while more detailed reports are fee-based.

Salary.com -- if you're looking for help in determining the value of a job offer or what you are worth on the job market, then you need to come to this site where they have compiled a vast collection of salary reports on virtually every occupation. Free.

SalaryExpert.com -- a comprehensive salary site offering salaries, benefits, and cost-of-living information for 30,000 positions in more than 45,000 locations. Job-seekers can find accurate salary data -- the site even shows its sources for the information. From Baker, Thomsen Associates Insurance Services, Inc. Free to job-seekers.

The Rest:

Guide to Negotiating Salary & Benefits -- from the University of San Francisco's Career Services Center, this quick guide provides some good basic information and advice for new grads.

JobStar -- Salary Negotiation Strategies -- a nice collection of links (kind of like this list) that offers tips and advice on salary negotiation.

Noel Smith-Wenkle Salary Negotiation Method -- offers some insights from headhunter Noel Smith-Wenkle about how to properly negotiate salary offers.

Salary Surveys & Negotiations -- a list of key salary negotiation links and books.