Stacy L. Chin explains how to set your salary on an SBIR grant application. Proposing too high a salary attracts reviewer scrutiny and can get your budget cut and damage your credibility for future funding. Stick to realistic, policy-compliant compensation.
Now, if you throw in a super high number for your salary because it sounds good and that's a salary you want, reviewers might notice this. And then if they question it, you open a can of worms, your budget might get cut, and then you're gonna lose credibility as a PI. And we don't want that.
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