<prompt> Human: Im a current intern at a very successful tech company in a high cost of living area that is also quite isolated and has growth restrictions, which means rent is SO expensive. Im making just under 20 an hour now as a full time intern, but I moved back in with my parents when I accepted this 6 month internship, because I wasnt sure if I would get offered full time and didnt want to lock myself into a lease.My 6 months are ending, and the company absolutely wants to hire me full time. Im the best worker theyve ever seen and they sing my praises all day. I do a lot of work for them and I do it very well, and I created and implemented their entire marketing strategy as an intern. The problem is, 85 of the employees are softwaremechanical engineers who make a good money starting 75k, because the work is really complex and difficult. Im on the salesmarketing side and am therefore more replaceable, despite a lot of relevant work expirience and skills that the company needs. The role they want to hire me for is a marketing specialist, which means an average salary in the 45-50k range according to glassdoor. I can barely live here for that money, considering a studio in a bad area is 1500 before utilities. I live pretty frugally and consider myself a minimalist, but I like to be able to save my money for the future and maybe an early retirement. Id like to be somewhere in the 60k range, but thats basically double my current salary. If the company wont offer that much, does it seem entitled to walk away and go start my masters instead? Am I just a cocky millennial who thinks that she should automatically be CEO of the world? I just know that my starting salary will be my base for the rest of my career at this company, and I dont want to mess that up by starting off too low.  <response>: If they dont offer you enough that it make sense for you to stay, then thats that. I dont think you need to worry so much about what theyd think of you. Get them to name the first number and see if you can bring them up. 