<prompt> Human: Hello Reddit. Ill try to be as painless as possible. I was recently offered and am going to take a operationslogistic supervisor position. Ive been at the company for 10 years and currently make aprox 72000k annually. Originally i was told by my manager that starting pay is 65k plus 10 bonus and possibility of higher bonus. Today i talked to the director and expressed that ideally i would like to make at least what im making now and not take the pay cut. He responded with dont tell me that. Send me a number higher than what you make now and ill let you know if its outlandish or if it seems fair. This respinse shocked me. However he doesnt know what i make currently and im not sure he realises i make that much in my current position. I have no idea what a good number to throw out at him would be. Position is salary so no ot and will most likely have to put in a considerable amount of hours per week. Prob at least 50. Ive never negotiated for pay before and any advice will be greatly appreciated.  <response>: Well he seems to want you to get a nice paycheck, so Id find some way of justifying a higher salary, and state it with a number. Go to salary.com, look for your zip code and job title. Counter with at least the median, and tell him thats how you picked it. If median doesnt work, use 75 percentile or somesuch. Itll show youre not taking advantage of his friendliness and that you are making an informed offer like management would. 