Pay Transparency: How Women in STEM Can Research Salaries, Negotiate Confidently, and Know When to Walk Away

<p>If you are a woman in STEM wondering if you are being paid what you are worth, this episode is for you.</p><p>Pay transparency laws are changing the game and there is more publicly available salary data right now than ever before. </p><p>In this episode, financial coach Sandra Park breaks down how to research your market value, handle the salary question with confidence, counter an offer strategically, and know when to walk away.</p><p>Plus, the real story of how mentioning a competing offer led to a same day salary bump without ever having to show proof.</p><p><strong>What we cover:</strong></p><ul><li>How to research your market value using LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, and public job postings</li><li>How to handle "what are you looking for?" without leaving money on the table</li><li>Why the first number is never the final number and how to counter</li><li>Negotiating benefits when base salary stalls — signing bonuses, vacation, remote work</li><li>Walk away power and why having multiple offers changes everything</li><li>How every negotiation today affects your earning trajectory for the next decade</li></ul><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineerherpath/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@engineerherpath⁠</a> </p><p>Sign up for my <a href="https://engineerherpath.kit.com/cdc989db8f" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠email newsletter⁠</a></p><p>Visit my <a href="www.engineerherpath.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠website⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://calendly.com/sandraparkfc/30min?month=2026-03" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Interested in coaching with Sandra?⁠</a></p><p>⭐ Love the show? Share it with a friend and please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps more women in STEM find this message.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>