1st Year Analyst Salary Negotiation? Is this something people do or not..?

Agreed, and if you look at his posts it happens quite frequently.

Also, he must of forgot that healthcare in Canada is far different then the U.S.

I would use the WSO Company Database as your research tool. There is good infor on salary and benefits in there...you just need to come up with a range of companies that would be good comps and look them up.

What if you have another offer that is more generous in some way (i.e. higher bonus, more money for relocation, etc)?

Supply and demand, you are easily replaceable in this market and I would tread carefully...

lol, you arent even relocating per se. if u think the 5% chance of getting 2500 more bucks after tax is worth coming off as a huge douche then, yes do it. i mean honestly, if u had a good reason then fine but there are people moving relocating across countries. what the hell are u gonna tell them?

Thanks for the comments. I'm definitely going to be careful with any negotiation, and likely will take the offer as it stands. I'm just looking for some advice since this is my first FT position.

Usually, is the relocation included with the signing bonus?

In addition, is there anything I should ask in reviewing my offer?

Thanks again!

usually the relocation is just bundled in with the sign-on bonus. it seems very industry standard, so i would not even dare negotiating this.

you have no need to negotiate. it is a good offer and you will look like a douche if you try it. you are easily replaceable...every first year analyst or AC is.

Some of MBB break out relocation separately from signing bonus and call them different things but as others have said it's really just a lump sum amount paid out before you start. My offer is 5k signing w/ 7k relocation so you getting 10k signing seems standard and within the range. Consider the time value of money and it's better to have it all up front as signing rather than >50% not disbursed for another 9 months.

You do see fluctuations in these lump sum pre-start payments geographically but you can rest assured that everyone else in your 1st year class at your office got the same offer you did, everyone has amazing credentials. If you have a solid, better offer that you want more than MBB then by all means try to play hardball with them and see what happens. Please report back, would be interesting to hear about their response.

Last year I had two offers, one at the consulting firm where I currently work and one doing investment management stuff. The IM place paid more and I asked the consulting firm if they would consider matching my other offer. They didn't but they did up the signing bonus. If something like that happens I would say that negotiating is worth it but as it stands it doesn't sound like you have too much power in this labor market.

Bro, don't fuck around and take the offer that you DO have. You are in no position to negotiate, as you have done NOTHING for them yet. You will find out down the road, that often the only way to get an increase in compensation from your current employer is to have another offer in hand. So in the meantime, take what you can get & pat yourself on the back for having an offer.

As an entry level employee you have no chance to negotiate a higher salary. You think you are special? You are not. For every one of you there are tens if not hundreds of others who can do the job just as well for LESS money than they are already offering you.