<prompt> Human: I just got a job offer from a startup that has been in business for three years. They low-balled me as per standard operating procedure. My current salary is 35K and is in a different field. I am barely making it on that. No extra left at the end of the month. They titled the position offered Customer Service Technician, however, during the interview process they laid out that I would be building their currently non-existent Customer Service Department. Up to and including writing policy and scripts to follow, picking and vetting computer applications to integrate and eventually grading for quality assurance. The offer they gave for salary was 37K for the first 3 months then increase to 40k. Paid Holidays, vacation of 4weeks per year, no Insurance. Taxes are withheld by the company. Additionally I will have to move 3 hours from my current location. My spouse has not found a job in the area yet so in the mean time Ill have to have separate housing until we can all get moved out there. UPDATE: Thank you all so much! I have done research almost all day. I re-wrote my budget and found my bottom line. I located the national average on Glassdoor.com for a Director of Customer Service and based my salary negotiation on that. The local average is within 2K of the national average. I wrote a letter 4 times and deleted it. I sent the 5th one to the CFO. Now Im waiting to see if they laugh or if they consider it legit. Standby for further updates.  <response>: Start by flattering them. I very much appreciate the job offer. Is it possible to negotiate a few items?A titles matter.B salary matters, because raises are usually a percentage of the current salary. Do investigation into the typical compensation for a CS managerdeveloper, and assume that, because its a start up, youll need to accept a little less.C benefits matter. Figure out what the cost of paying for your own and spouses insurance will be on the exchange in the state where you will be living, and note that in your request.D benefits matter. Figure out what the cost of moving, and maintaining two households will be for, say, 3 months, and ask for a stipend to cover at least 50 of that.Let them know that you want the job, you want the challenge, but without at least a good portion of the above, you cannot financially swing accepting it. 