The other major consideration for your media salary negotiation is the job market. If it’s a really tough market an employer has the upper hand and asking for more money, when there are myriad candidates waiting in the wings, might not be the best move. If you really need a job, and can’t afford to have the offer retracted, then trying to negotiate a higher salary is a bit like Russian Roulette -– do it at your own peril.
Do I Have Time to Decide?
Yes. If, and when, you get offered a job, it is more than ok to ask what the position pays and then request a short time to consider the offer. A short time being a day or, if the offer’s made on a Friday, the weekend. (Don’t ask for a week to mull the offer over.)
Take that time to consider what the salary is and whether or not you want to try for more or whether, taking into account all the variables, you want to accept the offer as is.