Cover Letters With A Salary Requirement or Salary History
Examples (Insert this paragraph just before your last paragraph on your cover letter):
Sample 1: As you requested, I am disclosing the minimum annual salary I would require to accept employment with your firm. This amount is $____ per month excluding benefits. This amount is based on thorough research I conducted on the Internet, particularly at Salary.com, and takes into consideration my lengthy employment history in the ______ field and the cost of living in the San Francisco area.
Sample 2: Your advertisement requested that I disclose my salary history. My beginning and ending salaries are provided below and exclude the value of health insurance and other benefits:
Employer
Dates of EmploymentBeginning SalaryEnding Salary
Dates of EmploymentBeginning SalaryEnding SalaryAcme Industries01/2000 to 01/2004 $42K $50K
01/2000 to 01/2004 $42K $50KXYZ Corporation02/1996 to 12/1999 $27K $36K
02/1996 to 12/1999 $27K $36KNNN Company 02/1990 to 01/1996 $16K $22K
02/1990 to 01/1996 $16K $22K(Note that it is not necessary to disclose a complete salary history. Providing your salary history for the last 10 to 15 years is sufficient.)
Sample 3: As to my salary requirement, I am completely open to negotiation on the subject and will be prepared to discuss this with you in more detail if I am given the opportunity to interview for this position.
