To compare how different cities negotiated pay, Robert Half asked over 2,700 workers the following question: “Thinking of your last job offer, did you try to negotiate for higher pay?”
Here’s how workers from 27 cities responded to the question, listed according to the percentage of those who responded “yes.”
New York City — 55 percent
Dallas — 51 percent
San Francisco — 50 percent
Pittsburgh — 48 percent
Los Angeles — 45 percent
Washington, D.C. — 45 percent
Boston — 44 percent
Charlotte (N.C.) — 44 percent
San Diego — 43 percent
Houston — 42 percent
Phoenix — 42 percent
Chicago — 41 percent
Miami — 41 percent
Austin (Texas) — 40 percent
Detroit — 39 percent
Cincinnati — 36 percent
Cleveland — 35 percent
Seattle — 35 percent
Atlanta — 34 percent
Salt Lake City — 34 percent
Des Moines (Iowa) — 32 percent
Philadelphia — 31 percent
St. Louis — 31 percent
Denver — 29 percent
Raleigh (N.C.) — 29 percent
Minneapolis — 26 percent
Indianapolis — 24 percent
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