<prompt> Human: Hello everyone. So heres the situation: I interviewed for a position last Monday. Im really excited about the position and the company as both sound like exactly what Im looking for in the next steps in my career. The interview went really well and it seemed like they were impressed with what I had to offer and we seemed like a good fit for each other. The day after the interview, the recruiter reached back out to me to nail down the salary I was expecting. Up until this point, I had been intentionally vague about what I wanted - basically saying that Im more interested in finding the right fit at a good company rather than a specific salary. However, when the recruiter reached back out to me, I figured it was time to talk numbers. Up until now, I had never attempted to negotiate a salary, but having some valuable work experience and skills under my belt, I figured I had some leverage to do so now. So, I did some research on how to negotiate a salary, called her back and told her what I was hoping for, and havent heard back since.Here are some details about the whole situation. I initially applied for a different position position A, and after talking with the recruiter, they said that I didnt have the requisite experience for that position, but a different position position B seemed like a better fit. The interview was for position B, and this particular position has 5 levels within the company. The recruiter told me that the starting pay for the base position was around 65k. After the interview, the hiring managers agreed that I had the skills required for a mid-level rank of position B. I looked up the industry average salary for the job title in my area, and that came up to be around 68,800. So, I was hoping to land a starting salary around the 70k-71k range. Based on the negotiation strategies I read, they recommended asking for more than you want, be the first person to say a number, and ask for a specific number i.e. 45,630 rather than 45k as that shows them that you did your research. Based on all that, I told the recruiter that I was hoping for a salary of 73,450. Last note, they said that I should expect to hear back from them by last Thursday or Friday. Seeing that it is Tuesday, Im beginning to freak out that I scared them off with my initial salary request. So my question is, would it be ok for me to reach back out to the recruiter to let her know that Im flexible on my salary and that Im sure wed be able to land on a number that works for both of us? If I do that, do I surrender any sort of negotiation position I may or may not have, or would it make me appear desperate? Am I freaking out for no reason?TL;DR: Had a good interview, asked for a specific salary above what I was hoping to get and havent heard back since then. Worried I ruined my chance at a good opportunity.EDIT: Thanks everyone for the quick responses! Im going to follow your advice and just send a friendly check-in email without mentioning the salary. Also, lesson learned: next time I want advice on how to negotiate a salary, Im going to ask rpersonalfinance first!  <response>: Well, if you call them back in a panic basically calling your own bluff, youre definitely not getting the entire number you asked for. The thing about average salaries is that it includes people at both ends of the career spectrum in that position, so you would be on the lower end of the range because you are brand new to that position. I would be expecting them to come back with a number maybe a little higher than that 65k mark. Hopefully the number you threw out is not high enough that they dont even bother negotiating with you, but theres really nothing helpful you can do about it now. 