<prompt> Human: I read a lot of stories on this subreddit about negotiating salaries and getting 20 when hopping companieshaving multiple offers.I feel like my case is a little different where Ive been a contractor for a few years and finally had a position open up that I was able to fill. I feel they offered me a fair wage 20K more a year 401k match, benefits etc. and its a higher salary than the median for this job title in the area.I applied for other jobs as well but for my time scale none got back to me by the time I received this offer, if Id had multiple offers perhaps I may have more leverage to negotiate. I am grateful I finally have stable employment in my field and can provide for my family, its a big relief to me after being in limbo for so long.  <response>: Good on you! The best outcome of any salary negotiation is one where you feel like youre being paid what youre worth and enough to live on and your employer feels like youre worth what theyre paying you. If that number happens on the first offer, then everybodys happy! 