Salary Research Notes Audit: Sources, Ranges and Assumptions
Check that the pay range you plan to ask for is based on sound inputs.
Added October 15, 2026. Written with AI assistance and checked for clarity and placeholders; not reviewed by a lawyer, accountant, clinician or other professional. How these prompts are made
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Audit my salary research. The role and location: [ROLE_AND_LOCATION]. The sources and figures I found, with dates: [SOURCES_AND_FIGURES]. My experience and the offer or current pay: [EXPERIENCE_AND_PAY]. For each source note its type (survey, job adverts, colleagues, self-reported), sample or quality concerns, date, whether the figure is base pay or total compensation, and the experience level it relates to. Make a table with Source, Figure, Type, Date, Comparable to me, and Weight. Compute the range from the more reliable sources with the arithmetic and show a low, middle and high figure. Identify missing information and propose two additional sources. Write a one-paragraph basis for the range I plan to state and mark all figures as unverified [VERIFY]. This is a research check, not employment advice. Add a worked weighting: a salary survey of 1,200 people (weight high), job adverts with ranges (medium), a forum post (low); ranges 52 to 60 thousand, 50 to 58 thousand, and 65 thousand; the weighted range is about 52 to 59 thousand. Write a one-paragraph basis for my ask that cites the types of sources without overstating certainty.
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