<prompt> Human: I told the other companies I had interviewed with that I received an offer and they all seem to be moving quickly to make the final steps while I wait. A few have asked what the salary of the offer was. It was particularly low and I am pushing to increase it. Should I tell them how much the offer was for? For reference these are engineering jobs. My first offer was 45kyear and area standard for these entry levels are around 55-65kyear. What do I do?  <response>: I am going to disagree with the commenters here. When I was going through entry level recruitment in college, I got an offer that was a bit low 40k, but in Las Vegas. I was waiting on another company to give me an offer, so I mentioned to them that I had received an offer and was waiting to hear from them before making a decision. They did ask how much the offer was, and I told them that I was not comfortable disclosing but that it was competitive. I knew that the typical starting salary at this other company was 45k, but they came back later in the afternoon with an offer for 52k. I asked for time to consider, and they mentioned a a performance bonus that is not well-explained in recruiting materials and b that promotions are common after just a year. Didnt need to release any hard numbers to get a company to compete against someone it was already planning to beat, and it worked out well for me especially since the part about promotions was spot on.I would definitely advise you not to mention any hard numbers. If they want you, theyll make an offer that is within their salary bands, and if they know you have options, itll probably be at the higher end of entry-level. 