Personal variables that can influence your salary range comprise:

   1. Experience in the field. Usually more years of experience mean higher pay. It is good to put emphasis on your experience when it is a little bit bigger than requested; however, having too many years of experience may make use overqualified for the positions.

   2. Education. Relevant and earned at a respectable institution education may increase your salary; while a degree of some low-grade school may have quite an opposite effect on you pay. Be sure to put an accent on your education if it is sufficient and corresponding.

   3. Performance reviews. The decision about the salary to pay a particular worker is always at least partially based on the individual progress of the worker. During the interview raising this question helps completing the full picture of your individual abilities and skills.

   4. Boss. The more freedom your duties allow, the more influential your decisions are in relation to you and the company’s success. If your boss is hierarchically higher than you, his recommendations about your salary are less likely to be changed by the review processes. During the interview it is useful to inquire about the person your position is accountable to.

   5. Number of reports. The bigger amount of workers you have/had under your supervision/control the higher your salary will be. The progress of these employees is also a matter of importance. Don’t hesitate to emphasize achievements of those who report or previously reported to you.

   6. Professional associations and certifications. Membership in professional associations and organizations is often considered to be an advantage when talking about salary. That is why possessing a certification which is not obligatory but relevant may mean a pay increase.

   7. Shift differentials. If your future job presupposes working second or third shifts, you can get some extra pay. However, in jobs where one shift is a norm, only employees who work for wages can receive some premium.

   8. Hazardous working conditions. Under the definition of hazardous working conditions falls anything from having to work with life-threatening chemicals to patrolling as a policeman a dangerous part of the city. If you are to perform temporary duty in hazardous conditions, you may ask for some extra “hazard” money.