Just been offered a job, but I was wondering if anyone else had any other good resources to help in negotiating my administrative salary (although I think it's a fair offer). Thanks in advance, Ashley.

As with any negotiations, start high and give yourself room to work with. The difference is that with salary negotiations you have to tread much more lightly as you have much less wiggle room. Finding that "happy medium" is the hardest part.

If you're looking to have data to back up your desire for a higher salary, that link that you have is good. I would recommend being armed with more than one, though. Salary.com (though often not accurate) can be a good one when paired with other resources such as Glass Door.

Here's a question for you....you said "administrative salary"....is the position more office-type administrative? Or technology administrative?

I ask because the two are in completely different salary ranges and handle completely different tasks. You want to make sure that the data you're armed with is an accurate depiction....to steal verbiage from business school, you want to compare apples to apples to have viable support.

By the way, congrats on your job offer

Here's one employer's perspective:

I am likely to "negotiate" things other than starting wages. I may be able and willing to work with your vacation plans. I may be able to work with special hours requests (e.g. you are enrolled in classes that start at a time that requires leaving the office at exactly 4:45 PM every Wednesday for the next 12 weeks.) I'm willing to discuss working at home some of the time -- maybe even most of the time (not all the time with most new hires.) I am very open to discussing future wage increases or bonuses based on performance. Starting wages are a gamble for me as an employer until you are proven. I do not begin the starting wages discussion with a number that has wiggle room. My advise is negotiate a big increase or bonus based on performance.

I'd ask if the offered salary is the best they can do. If you ask me, I give an honest answer. If it is the best they can do, and you have other details out of the way, then take the offer. I also like people who enthusiastically say "Yes." right then and there. I hate the waiting 24 hours game that many advise. If you are afraid that you can not live with the deal being offered, ask for 24 hours. You can always say "No." tomorrow. This is a relationship that you are starting. I liken it to asking someone to marry you and they say that they would like 24 hours to think about it. That is not the start I'd want in that relationship. I know it is not the same thing. It feels analogous to me.

This is just one perspective from a small employer and it may or may not be right for your situation. I'm guessing it is very different if the company is large and the person offering you the job is just a manager instead of the owner. Good luck and congratulations

As another small employer, ditto what Russ said plus we often offer an extra week of vacation as part of negotiating the compensation package.