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Patrick McKenzie on Salary Negotiation

Learn Patrick McKenzie's essential principles for negotiating developer salaries effectively. Understand why negotiation is crucial, how to prepare before applying, and strategies like not giving your salary first. Discover ways to advocate your value beyond salary such as equity, bonuses, and benefits to maximize your total compensation.

Summaries of experts

There are three people who dominate the discussion on Developer Salary Negotiation right now: Patrick McKenzie, Haseeb Qureshi (especially for early careers), and Josh Doody. Throughout the next few lessons, I cover their main talking points, occasionally adding commentary.

Patrick McKenzie

Let’s discuss Patrick McKenzie’s thoughts on salary negotiation.

A five-minute conversation

A five-minute conversation ...