What are your salary expectations?

How to answer this question in the interviews? How do I steer this question towards getting the recruiter to give the range? I am struggling with this, please help.

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If it’s an external recruiter and they reach out to me or even an initial HR screening for a role I’ve applied for the first thing I ask is for the pay range so I don’t waste theirs or my time. If they refuse to give it then… NEXT… I just don’t have time to waste doing 5 interviews to be disappointed, or I give my range and they bottom out on me even though their range is much wider.

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I’d like to understand the roles and responsibilities of the position before we discuss salary

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They will usually tell u during the last stage of the interview

I say something like, “So that we might clarify expectations and be respectful of each other’s time, what is the general salary range for this position?” I’ve never had them not share with me.

If too low, I so state and offer to connect them with more junior candidates that might be more appropriate. If high, I convey that the salary range is acceptable.

What do you think your range is? I always want this covo in the beginning because it weeds out orgs that can’t or won’t pay me. I tell them what I am looking for to move and if it fits (TC), then we talk details.
I tried it the other way…and people usually try to low ball me and I realize I just wasted a bunch of time.

By other way, I mean go through the process and then talk about comp

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