Accidentally submitted wrong salary for background check

I'm currently undergoing a background check for a new job (Been at an investment bank for a couple years now after undergrad), and an HR representative from the new firm contacted me and told me that the salary information I had submitted for an internship back in college didn't match what they had verified. I told them that I had made a mistake when filling that out and I apologized, and that the number they had verified was correct.

For this company, I didn't fill out a background check form after receiving the offer; rather, they used information I provided in my job application to conduct the background check. I didn't have the documents detailing my compensation from this internship when I was filling out the application and so I put down my best guess from memory.

They seemed pretty mellow about it and asked if I could provide a W-2 or pay stub from my internship, which, after a while, I managed to find and sent to them. They also said everything else in my background check was fine.

With that said, could they view this mistake as enough to rescind the job offer? If that does happen, what could I do to show that it was an honest mistake?

Thanks

 

I wouldn't worry about it - it's not a huge difference. And if someone asks you about it just say you thought all compensation should be included to make sure you were properly compensated for your move.

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there" - Will Rogers
 

You should be fine. If it was anything that they suspected was incorrectly represented, they would definitely ask you either on the same call, or via follow up calls** - there would be no ambiguity.

This happened to me as well (at one of the BB). I was working as a contractor (so my total comp was hourly rate converted to full time salary), and hence there was discrepancy in the total $ I had specified. I explained to the recruiter that because of the conversion etc, the number will never be what they 'expected' my salary to be, but I could only mention what I earned based on my paystubs and not some other value. They understood and that was the end of the discussion.

**[EDIT] follow up calls -> they would clarify "if" they will need follow up calls.

 

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