<prompt> Human: UPDATE: Hello all, thank you for all of the great comments and suggestions! I was really able to get a clear picture of what to be expect and ask for going into that negotiation on Friday. That said, what my company offered me was pathetic 12 additional MAX, minimum and what HR said was inevitable was a 4 increase and left me feeling really bitter, and I honestly cant even believe that the hiring manager could have offered up what they did with a smile on his face. I felt cheated because the position really would have been quite interesting and valuable professionally, but Id be taking it at a significant cost and Id likely be the most underpaid and undervalued team member there. Im going to stay in Ohio and continue to seek out things in my field externally, since now is probably a good time to leave the company given the discussion I had on Friday.Sorry that I couldnt give a happy update, but thanks anyway everyone! You helped out tremendously!ORIGINAL POST: I have been given an internal transfer offer from my current company to move from Columbus OH to Cambridge MA and later today I have a meeting to negotiate compensation, but I have no idea on what is reasonable to ask for.Currently I make 75Kyr and pay about 1300 in rent including utilities around 30 of my income after taxes, insurance, and retirement contributions are deducted. Any advice or personal experience on what a typical salary adjustment is in CambridgeBoston coming from a Midwest market? I want to try and make sure the move is at least lateral vertical would be nice, not going to complain about better pay, but I cant get a good read from all of the salary adjustment calculators Im seeing...EDIT: My current position is in software engineering and from what I have gathered, I make about the median salary for that kind of role. I have some very specialized skills that make me a bit more attractive to the job I am negotiating than just the average programmer, so I am trying to take that into account. This page seems to match what you all are saying, but going from 75K to 100K at minimum seems unlikely given the averages Im seeing in Boston for software engineers on Glassdoor.  <response>: Definitely consider living in Medford, Arlington, or East Somerville for a far more affordable housing market thats close to Cambridge. 