Salary negotiations????

How do you negiotiate a salary with a director of nursing for a house supervisor position? I have no clue what to even start the amount at. where could i find information about standard salaries in my area? can i admitt that i have no idea where to start, and have the DON suggest a salary? and then negotiate from there? how do u figure in for the overtime that you might be expected to work, but since its salaried, wont be paid for? of for double time on holidays that only hourly workers would recieve????????

Check the website: www.salary.com to compare how much money on average someone makes in that field. Although, where you live will make a big a difference. If you live in California, where cost of living is high, you can expect the higher end of the salary range. Also, never give a specific dollar amount, give a range to be negotiated with. Always make sure to give yourself the advantage. Good luck!

always ask for 20 percent more than you want. this way you have negotiating power and will at least get what you want if you give up the 20% in the process. you also will need to go salary.com for the average salaries in your zip code area

Here is a salary calculator that could give you an idea of what the going salary is in your area for that type of work.

http://hotjobs.salary.com/

When you go in to talk to the director of nursing see where he/she starts the conversation. She may start with a number or ask you what your salary requirements are. The link above will help give you an idea of what may be reasonable to recommend.

Always ask for more than what you want, then, of course you have room to negotiate! And, who knows, they may agree to the higher amount. You may want to contact other people in your area who have similar jobs to see what they are recieving. Also, I would assume that your business/company may have some sort of a pay scale, and it is not unreasonable to ask for it. However, I would not ask the DON to suggest a salary as she will probably give you a lower figure than what you might be able to get! And you are right, usually salaried people do not recieve over-time and other extra pay that hourly employees get. However, if your salary, divided by the number of hours you work each week, comes out to be lower than minimum wage, I believe that is not legal to do! For example, if you are working 60 hours each week and making only $300 a week (let's hope not!!!) that comes out to be less than minimum wage.
Good Luck!