Life of an auditor

Finally into the questions that were posted in August.... How successful are Big 4 auditors in leveraging outside offers for pay raises? What is the best way in going about doing this? On average, there's a 10-20% bump from your big 4 salary, plus a signing bonus. People usually negotiate an extra 5%, so for example, if they offer you a 15% bump, you come back with 25%, and the Company agrees to do 20%, or 15% plus a higher signing bonus. Be honest, use your headhunter to do the negotiated since they are pretty experienced in doing so. Some wait until they hear about their pay raises in the summer time from the audit firms, and then use that salary amount to negotiate a 15-20% raise on top. Smart move.