got an offer from Stryker last month for a Finance Manager role out of their Kalamazoo HQ. sharing numbers because I wish I'd had this before I negotiated.
base: $118k. annual bonus target: 15% of base (so roughly $17.7k at target). 401k match was 4% with a one-year vest. RSUs weren't part of this offer, which surprised me a bit, though I hear equity gets added at Director and above.
PTO was 20 days starting day one plus the standard holidays, which is actually solid for a company this size.
I pushed back on the base and they came up to $124k. the recruiter said the range for the role topped out around $130k so I didn't push further. total comp at target is around $140k in Kalamazoo which goes farther than it would on a coast.
cost of living there is genuinely low. that math ended up mattering a lot to me.
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numbers_only
this tracks. Stryker finance comp in Michigan has been in the $110-130k base range for manager-level for a while. the 15% bonus is standard for that tier. no equity at manager is correct, it phases in at director. decent offer for the market.
contractor_kai
worth noting for anyone comparing: if you're coming from a contractor background and used to billing out a full day rate, the total comp calculation here is better than it looks because you're getting actual PTO, healthcare, and the 401k match. all of that has real dollar value that contractors eat themselves.
quietquit_quincy
how was the recruiter during negotiation? some big medtech recruiters get weird when you push back, like you've insulted them personally.
finance_faye
she was totally fine about it. professional, matter-of-fact. said she'd go back to the HM and came back the next day with the number. no drama at all. I think being polite and having a specific ask helped.