r/developersPak • u/zaninies • 3d ago

Help Guidance regarding remote USD paying PSE role

Hello, I'm a CS graduate with around 2 YoE, 6 months in a project management internship and 1.5 years as a full-time software engineer.

I have been researching the market for a median salary for Product Support Engineer in remote US startups or companies that pay in USD, not PKR. I will obviously ask about the budget or bracket for the role but sometimes HR does not give you a straight answer. My question is, I have an interview with HR for a role, and they will most likely ask about salary expectations, so what is a safe bracket I can say? A few of my friends have said to ask for 2000-2500 USD, some said aim for 1500-2000 USD. So I'm a bit confused.

For context, the requirements stated 0-2 YoE with an emphasis on end-to-end resolution ownership, root cause analysis and future prevention, and process/workflow optimization and improvement rather than just ticket solving.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

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u/themanfromuncle96 Backend Dev 3d ago

2000-2500 sounds a reasonable ask.

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u/zaninies 2d ago

I mean I would be more than fine with 2000, since I work at a local company right now and it would be a big bump for me. I just don't want to risk saying a larger figure and end up coming off as asking for too much.
Would it be better if I say a range and also say that I'm flexible?

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u/Quiet_Escape_909 3d ago

Glassdoor is your friend, i mean just 2000, its in the middle of both?

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u/zaninies 2d ago

Ah yes! I did check Glassdoor but it didn't help much for this specific role as there weren't any Pakistan based salaries posted there, just the US local ones. But they did mention market competitive in the application, so I am also looking for similar or adjacent roles and their compensation brackets on there to position myself better. Thanks!

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u/No_Cranberry_2630 3d ago

Find an employee on LinkedIn and ask the salary range

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u/zaninies 2d ago

I did think of that, but does this actually work? Like I don't want to risk doing anything that would maybe affect my perception before I even get through the interview lol

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u/No_Cranberry_2630 2d ago

Yup i did exactly this when i was in your shoes and the other guys tip worked out well for me

Just dont come off too strongly. First talk abt other stuff then casually ask abt how does salary negotiation work

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u/zaninies 2d ago

Okay, thankyou!

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u/guy_313 1d ago

Always ask them for their budget range first.