<prompt> Human: The title may be a bit shocking so let me explain:Last year I was hired for a job at a large cryptocurrency startup. I was hired for a particular project that fell outside of the normal portfolio. I am admittedly being overpaid for the amount of work I have been doing. Because the job is paid fully in crypto, I decided to go the freelance route and set up an s-corp to funnel my income through. x200B;The company did a lot of hiring during the crypto boom, but is now not bringing in nearly as much money. They are undergoing some restructuring due to this. They want to keep me on, and give me a larger portfolio of projects more work, but the average salary for people in this role is half of what Im making now. Most of these employees live in countries where the cost of living is relatively low. I live in the U.S. where it is higher.x200B;The company understands this, but they cant or claim that they cant keep paying me at my current salary, and want to meet somewhere in the middle. Theyve asked me to come to them with a reasonable number. Ive decided I am going to most likely do this, because I will pick up other work to supplement my income.x200B;My question is, how do I go about this negotiation? Ive only ever negotiated for more, not less. I am sure that if I start with 10 less, they will want me to go lower. Im afraid that if I try something like 5, it wont be taken seriously.  <response>: Well... if you really want to stay with an organization that is giving you a paycut, then you need to decide what your lower limit is and stick to it. 