It depends on your situation. If you’re confident that you can find another opportunity that pays what you want, why wouldn’t you just let them know what you ex

It depends on your situation. If you’re confident that you can find another opportunity that pays what you want, why wouldn’t you just let them know what you expect and then negotiate from there? If there isn’t a match, then that’s just how it is. Not that it’s not a good idea to let them offer first, but mainly because you might lowball yourself.