How Much Salary Am I Worth; a Quick Guide for Realistic Salary Expectations
by Quinn Jade · Published February 27, 2021 · Updated June 2, 2021
Whether you are a fresher looking to apply for an entry level job or a professional with hands-on experience in your field and planning to switch jobs, knowing your actual worth is crucial.
Once you know how much salary you worth, you are confident in taking timely decisions, like choosing between the multiple job offers, switching company or asking for a pay raise, and most importantly identifying how much effort to incur on your current job to get to the next level.
Knowing the exact salary worth, however, is not that simple and you will need to take a lot of factors into consideration, i.e. your qualifications, skills, work experience, cost of living, the size of the organization and the workplace culture where you are working or plan to work (startups work entirely different than corporate setups), and so on.
You must also know that your estimated salary market value may also vary country to country and at times even city to city. For instance there is a significant difference in the IT sectors salaries in Ireland and the UK. So, even if you already know your worth and are planning to relocate to another city, state or country, you may need to reevaluate yourself according to the new circumstances.
