Congrats!
The first time negotiating a salary may seem daunting.
What seems most useful is to plan your talking points based on research of the position, average salary, the bottom -top- and mid range you'll take.
A career coach once told me that many positions have a range and for an excellent candidate, they'll go to the top of that range. So, in your research, find out what the range is for the level of experience, where you live, type of company, etc.). Also, if they give you that higher amount, it may be that there's no more room for you to get a raise in the future (not impossible, but keep that in mind). Be sure to add to the conversation to ask about performance raises, etc. This may be asked of the potential hiring manager or the HR person. It's more common now that companies give raises for job changes not for performance.
If you can, practice the conversation - with a friend- a coach or even use AI/ ChapGPT. You never know how it's going to go.
There are great sites online to help you practice what to say.
Good luck.
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