<prompt> Human: After having been in management consulting for just over 4 years, I have gotten to a manager role with pay of 200K including bonus, but the work life balance is not sustainable and I am considering getting out and going into industry. The issue is that I am still relatively young late 20s, only have 5-6 years of total work experience, and have worked primarily in lower paying industries e.g. airlines. So, I feel that if I go in asking for 200K, I may be laughed out of the room. Any tips for how I could approach such a salary negotiation, especially from people with higher level positions in industry?  <response>: Of course you will get a lower salary youre asking for a less stressful job. Find the average salary for the position you apply to, find the amount you can comfortably live it and pay all your bills. If theyre aligned you could probably ask for 10 over average as you have managerial experience which they should very much value If they dont line up you need to say I cant take this job for anything less than XXX,XXX. 