Recruiter reached out to ask what expected salary is. Role is in NY so I submitted the highest end of the salary band. Recruiter seemed surprised. Did I do something wrong here?

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The girl seemed surprised the moment I entered. Was mine too big or too small? Need more contexts.

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Same thing happened to me. I think they just pretend they are surprised.

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What your level of experience compared to the role?

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I meet the requirements for the role

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I was surprised when a recruiter told me the base for a role. I thought I deserved 50k less

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