Salary Negotiation Letter Format

NEGOTIATION OF JOB OFFER LETTER / EMAIL : REQUEST HIGHER SALARY TO HR / COMPANY

[DATE, ex. Wednesday, June 11, 2014]

[NAME, COMPANY AND ADDRESS, ex.

John Smith

XYZ Inc.

1234 First Street

Suite 567

Anycity, Anystate  85245]

Dear [NAME, ex. John Smith],

I am delighted by your offer to join [FIRM, ex. XYZ Inc].  I find the position and job duties to be challenging, yet tailored to my abilities.

As you know, I am certain I can favorably affect your firm’s bottom line.

For this reason, I am confident that we can orchestrate a mutually-beneficial and prosperous arrangement.  Having learned a great deal more about [FIRM, XYZ Inc.] during our interview, I have a clear vision as to where I will fit into and how I can contribute to the firm’s future profits.  Since I believe firmly in my abilities as they apply to this position at your firm, I humbly request that we renegotiate the remuneration.

[STATE YOUR REQUEST, ex. I will be pleased to accept an offer which includes a 5% share of the sales of my division.]  I trust this to be reasonable, and am confident you will be pleased with my results accordingly. Allow me to call you on [DATE, ex. Thursday] to discuss this.

I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Sincerely,

[YOUR NAME, ex. Jill Jones]