You have 100% power to negotiate if you're willing to lose the job offer. Otherwise you're gambling. For my first job, I told the recruiter "I really want to w

You have 100% power to negotiate if you're willing to lose the job offer. Otherwise you're gambling. For my first job, I told the recruiter "I really want to work here, but I need my pay to be 50% higher because I have another offer for that amount". I was just honest about it and they were willing to meet where I needed to get hired.