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Know your worth.
Then go get it.

The Salary Analyzer gives you salary ranges by role, level, and location — plus exactly how to use the number in a negotiation. Build the case Backstage for free. When it's time to land the offer, a real strategist runs it for you.

[ → ] What it doesSalary Analyzer

One number, made defensible. Role, level, and location in — a range, a position in the band, and the language to negotiate it out.

Ranges by role & job title

Adjusted for your level

Tuned to your location

Where your number sits

How to ask for it

The throughline

Prep Backstage. Step into the spotlight. Headline the marquee.

Backstage is the free, self-serve layer — tools like the Salary Analyzer you run yourself, in a minute, to walk in prepared. The managed Career Concierge is the spotlight: a real person who finds the roles, runs the outreach, and — when the offer comes — benchmarks and negotiates it for you. Do a lot for free. Hand the hard part to a human.

Prep BackstageStep into the spotlightHeadline the marquee
How it works

From a guess to a number you can defend.

Four steps, a minute of input, and you walk into the comp conversation with a range and a script instead of a shrug.

01

Tell us the role

Start with the job you're targeting — title and function. The Analyzer maps it to a market band so you're comparing against the right roles, not a vague average across everything.

  • Enter your target title (e.g. Senior Product Manager, Staff Engineer).
  • It maps to the closest market band, even for cross-functional and emerging titles.
02

Set your level & location

Seniority and geography move pay more than almost anything else. Dial both in and the range shifts to reflect what your level actually commands where you'll work — remote, hybrid, or on-site.

  • Pick your level — IC, senior, lead, manager, director, exec.
  • Add your location or remote band, and the range adjusts for it.
03

See your range — and where you land

Get a low–mid–high range for that role, level, and location, and drop in a target or current number to see exactly where it sits in the band. No more guessing if you're underpaid or aiming too low.

  • A clear low / mid / high range you can anchor to.
  • Your number plotted in the band — under, at, or above market.
  • Context on total comp: base is only part of the package.
04

Turn the number into a negotiation

A range is only useful if you can use it. The Analyzer hands you the framing — what to anchor to, how to justify it, and how to talk about the whole package — so the number works for you in the room.

  • Where to anchor and how to justify it with your value.
  • How to frame base, bonus, equity, and benefits as one offer.
  • When you'd rather not do it solo, a Marqee strategist negotiates it with you.
What you get

A number, a position, and the words to use it.

Not a vague "average salary" — a defensible range for your exact role, level, and location, plus the negotiation framing to back it up.

A real range

Low, mid, and high for your role — adjusted for your seniority and where you'll work, not a national blur.

Your position in it

Drop in your current or target number and see instantly whether you're below, at, or above the market band.

Total-comp context

Base is one line. We frame bonus, equity, and benefits so you weigh the whole package, not just the headline.

Negotiation framing

The language to anchor high, justify your ask, and talk comp with confidence — your worth, in words.

Free vs. Pro

Free does a lot. A human does the rest.

Honest about what's free and what isn't. Knowing your worth is free. Having someone benchmark and negotiate your actual offer is the managed service.

Backstage · Free

Know your worth, free

Everything you need to walk in informed — no card, no catch.

  • Salary ranges by role, level, and location
  • Where your current or target number sits in the band
  • Negotiation framing to anchor and justify your ask
  • Total-comp context — base, bonus, equity, benefits
  • Free account to save ranges and revisit them over time

Free account required to save · no payment

Pro & above · Done for you

Have it negotiated for you

When there's a real offer on the table, a strategist runs the comp conversation.

  • A strategist benchmarks your specific offer, not a generic band
  • A scripted counter built on your leverage and the role
  • Real-time coaching through the negotiation itself
  • Comp work woven into your full managed search
  • Roles found, outreach run, applications tailored — for you

Human-led · per-application & done-for-you on Pro+

Backstage → the spotlight

Knowing the number is prep. Landing it is the managed search.

The Analyzer tells you what you're worth. A Marqee strategist makes the market come to you — finding the roles, opening the side door with recruiter outreach and warm referrals, tailoring every application, and negotiating the offer when it lands. You prep Backstage; we put you on the marquee.

Find my range See how it works Free to start · directional ranges, never guaranteed outcomes
FAQ

About the Salary Analyzer.

Yes. Looking up salary ranges by role, level, and location is free — and so is the negotiation framing that comes with your result. Like the rest of Backstage, our free self-serve career tools, most of it is free. A free account lets you save ranges and revisit them, and a Pro plan adds done-for-you comp strategy run by a real strategist.

The Analyzer blends role, seniority level, and location into an illustrative range, then shows where a target number sits within it. It's directional market context to help you anchor a conversation — a starting point for your own research, not a guarantee of any specific offer.

Free: salary ranges by role, level, and location, where your number sits in the band, and the negotiation framing to use it. A free account is required to save ranges and track them over time. Pro and above add done-for-you comp work — a real strategist benchmarks your specific situation, scripts the counter, and runs the negotiation alongside your managed search.

No, and no honest tool can. Compensation depends on the company, the team's budget, your interview signal, and your leverage. The Analyzer gives you a defensible range to anchor to and the language to negotiate well — it never guarantees an outcome.

Anchor to the top of a range you can justify, lead with the value you bring, and treat total compensation — base, bonus, equity, and benefits — as one package. The Analyzer hands you that framing; on a Pro plan, a Marqee strategist scripts your counter and runs the negotiation with you.

Knowing your worth is the Backstage prep. The managed service is the spotlight: a dedicated strategist finds the roles, runs recruiter outreach, tailors every application, and — when an offer lands — benchmarks it and negotiates on your behalf. You prep Backstage, then step into the spotlight.

Know your worth.
Then go get it.

The range is the prep. The managed search is the spotlight — a dedicated strategist finding the roles, running the outreach, and negotiating the offer, so you headline the marquee.

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