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[tyroleanhat]

there is a school I really like, and it seems they are also very interested in me.
After they asked my about my salary expectations, I politely said I would like to have the same salary like I had at my last University (which was about 20 % higher than the usual salary in my expertise)
They answered that they need to check about "taxes", and how to handle this case.
I am hoping that they understood my salary expectation as after-tax.
How do schools usually handle this? Don't they advertise salaries as after-tax because the taxes are already calculated into that amount? (like my former school apparently did)
And if they try to play the card of a before-tax salary, any tips how I can diplomatically convince them that I was hoping for at least the same amount on my account like at my last school?

[Non Sequitur]

I've found it to be the same as at home.
Jobs advertised at a before tax figure as tax is personal and may depend on things like number of dependents.

[LarssonCrew]

Just be honet when they mske an offer.

Be prrpared o wslk away. I was offered 13000 after tax. Said i wanted 16. Held.firm. they said if the students likr you we will give you 16 (which is a lie. They would never imxrease) do not trust word of mouth. If contravt says 13 and they promisr verbally to bump to 15 they won't. So i walked. They came back with 14 a week later but i had another job accepted.

[tyroleanhat]