Counter

From the founder of Hired

The negotiation co-pilot for tech professionals.

Paste your offer. In 90 seconds, get a calibrated counter and the email to send — grounded in verified offer data.

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Example output · Senior Product Designer · Series C · NYC

Recommended counter

Recommended counter

Recommended anchor: $225,000 base salary, $310,000 total compensation.
Calibrated to the upper band, below the research-backed plateau
Range$190K – $235K
$190K
$235K
Median$200K
Anchor$225K

Your offer at $185K base sits in the lower third of the band for a Senior Product Designer at a NYC Series C. The median for this role plus stage plus metro lands at $200K base, with a competitive ceiling around $235K before the data thins out.

$225K base is a calibrated anchor — clearly above the median and into the upper band, but well below the p90 plateau where research shows demands stop converting. Pair it with a total comp ask of $310K so the equity component scales with the base lift.

The ceiling here is $235K base; pushing past that puts you in p90+ territory where Maaravi 2022 documents the backfire risk. The right play is to hold the line at $225K and let the BATNA list (signing bonus, equity refresh, accelerated review) do the rest if they push back.

How it works

Three steps. Ninety seconds.

Counter is built for the trigger moment, not the browse moment. The faster you get from paste to send, the more leverage you keep.

Paste
your offer

Drop the offer letter — text or PDF. Counter parses base, equity, bonus, level, and location, then surfaces what it pulled so you can confirm before we anchor.

Acme Corp

Senior Designer · L5 · NY

86% parsed
Base
$185,000
Equity
$480K / 4yr
Sign-on
$25,000

Get a calibrated
counter

A defensible anchor with the range, the median, and the reasoning behind it. Grounded in verified offers, never above the p90 of the band.

Recommended anchor

$200K

$170median $192$215

Send
the email

Copy the drafted counter-email. Walk into the conversation with a number, the words, and a fallback list of asks if your first counter doesn't land.

Subject

Re: Senior Designer offer — quick note

Drafted to your tone
Calibrated

Pricing

Pay per counter. First one is free.

No monthly subscription. You pay when you actually have an event.

Free

$0for your first counter

One full counter. Forever. No card on file.

  • Calibrated anchor with reasoning
  • Drafted counter-email
  • BATNA fallback plan
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Per-Event Standard

$99per comp event

One full counter for any compensation event. 30 days to revisit, regenerate, log outcome.

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited regenerations on this event
  • 30-day re-entry window
  • Outcome tracking + history
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Career Pass

$149per year

Unlimited counters. For active job hunters and career-strategic users.

  • Everything in Per-Event
  • Unlimited counters across every event
  • Always-on history view
  • Cancel anytime
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Outcome Premium ($499 with optional human review) coming in V2.

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