- 65% Hiring managers have some wiggle room, but not much
- 14% Candidates frequently negotiate for better starting pay
- 14% Compensation is never negotiable
- 7% Pay is non-negotiable, but there’s some room to tweak benefits and working conditions
How flexible is starting pay in your organization?
New hires can at least hope to negotiate higher starting pay at almost 80% of the organizations where HR Weekly poll respondents work. But hiring managers can budge only a little at 65% of companies.
