Salary negotiations can be tricky no matter what field you are in. Compensation is almost always the most negotiable aspect of an employment contract but pinpointing exactly what you can negotiate for, how much wiggle room there is in the initial offer you have been given, and what amount you ultimately want to ask for is what holds most of our clients back. In terms of physician employment contracts, there is never one source of information for all of the above, rather it is about using comparative data for your specialty to determine the fair market value of your skillset. VCA uses both our internal physician employment contract databases as well as MGMA data to determine individual salary benchmarks for your field and give you the most robust tools to better negotiate.