I accidentally lowballed my salary expectations in a first interview. The recruiter looked confused and asked if that was my current pay, so I panicked and bumped it up $5k on the spot. Now I still think it's way too low, but there are multiple interview rounds left. If I get a final offer, can I negotiate for a higher, realistic number, or did I lock myself in?

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Usually it doesn’t matter if you bump up your pay or say you make more than you did. They can find out during the background check, but they are usually going to pay market rate anyway. If you are ever questioned you can just say you were counting 401k match/bonus, etc.

You may have locked yourself in since the company has a budget or idea of what they are going to pay. If your new number is above their number, then that’s a bit of an impasse.

You could always say, after learning about the role and scope of responsibilities, I would like for the salary to be XYZ.

Personally, I’d expect the company to come in at a ballpark range appropriate for your market. I’m interviewing now and tell recruiters that I want at least $75k since that’s my current pay. Most recruiters are presenting me at $95k since the range in my market is $90-105k.

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