Salary question for a position

I'm currently in a helpdesk position that is making upper 30's. I am thinking about interviewing with a company that has posted a salary for a helpdesk position between $32,000 - $51,000 per year.

Current Company: Upper 30's salary
~400 users
50 miles away plus tolls
Network administrator is leaving in a few months and I get my hands on a lot of technology (currently doing an AD migration)

Interviewing Company: Local Hospital
20 minute drive
Not sure about # of users or anything else yet.

I know it doesn't look good to take a pay cut on a resume, but working closer to home would be great. With an MCP, A+ net Net+ an a solid year of experience would it be fair to ask for 40k+ at the interviewing company?

I'm not even sure if I'd get an offer I still have to set up an interview.

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Comments

Mishra

Most important question, are you generally happy at the current company?

undomiel

Just remember to approach salaries as more of a negotiating point. Internally figure out what is the minimum you need to take the job and then ask for more than that. If they're advertising 32k-51k then go ahead and ask for 40 something. It gives a point of negotiation. And if they take your offer at face value then congratulations on your raise. Most companies I've interviewed/worked with prefer to haggle though from what I've seen.

BigTone

Yes,

I'm happy, I'm just not sure if my truck/car is/are.

Gas and tolls suck in the chicago area.