I’ve been interviewing for a new role and keep getting stuck at the salary question. When recruiters ask for my expectations, I freeze—I don’t want to lowball myself, but I also don’t want to get screened out for asking too much. How do you all handle that question without shooting yourself in the foot?

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Say something like, I’m aware companies have a salary budget for each position. Could you provide me with the budgeted salary information?

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agree with this - this is what I would say too

Agree with asking for the hiring budget. This eliminates any ambiguity about what you should be hoping for. Do your research ahead of time just in case they're cagey about answering that question. Use Glassdoor to figure out what the average pay is for the role at the company and give a range that aligns with it.

NO! DO NOT use the average reported salary listed on here! It's entirely self-reported with no oversight. For all you know, they could range from a part-time placement that lasted 2 weeks to a 30-year tenured staff with no life outside of working overtime.

Start with 2x what you need to make ends meet, and work up from there.

I always just ask if they can provide a range

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