1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auMelanie Pinolahttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/melaniepinola-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gBkWd8a8ys"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/12/not-negotiating-your-salary-could-cost-you-more-than-you-realise/">Not Negotiating Your Salary Could Cost You More Than You Realise</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/12/not-negotiating-your-salary-could-cost-you-more-than-you-realise/embed/#?secret=gBkWd8a8ys" width="600" height="338" title="“Not Negotiating Your Salary Could Cost You More Than You Realise” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="gBkWd8a8ys" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Many of us cringe when we think about negotiating, but failing to do so when it comes to our careers can really be financially disastrous. One study found that negotiating just $5000 more for a starting salary was worth over $600,000 over the course of a career.