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Salary expectations

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, salary expectations means: The amount of pay you hope to receive in a new job, which employers often ask about on application forms or in interviews.

In Turkish: maaş beklentisi, ücret beklentisi

How it is used

Usually asked as 'What are your salary expectations?' Candidates often answer with a range based on market research. Some online application forms have a required field for 'expected salary'.

Example sentences

  1. What are your salary expectations for this role?

  2. My salary expectations are in the range of 50,000 to 55,000 euros a year.

Common collocations

  • What are your salary expectations?
  • state your salary expectations
  • realistic salary expectations
  • salary rangeThe lowest and highest amounts an employer is prepared to pay for a particular job, for example £40,000 to £48,000 a year.
  • negotiateTo discuss something formally with someone in order to reach an agreement, for example about your salary, start date or working hours.
  • salaryA fixed amount of money that an employer pays you for your work, usually agreed as a yearly figure and paid every month.
  • base salaryThe fixed amount of pay you get before bonuses, commission, overtime or benefits are added.

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