When I ask about salary ranges before an interview (when they're not listed), I get the vague "depends on the candidate's level" responses. I suspect they have internal bands but won't show their hand. I don't want to waste my time or theirs if it's going to be too low. What approaches to understanding salary pre-interview have worked for you?

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I just simply let them know that if the salary range isn't available, I won't be moving forward. Occasionally they will say they'll get back to me and let me know a vague salary range, but if they aren't willing to divulge that information, I know it's going to be some crazy low number. And that way I save both of us time.

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I would do whatever research I could to try to find out how well the company tends to pay, just so I don't go in completely clueless. But if I find that they're playing games and obfuscating about the salary I probably won't waste time with them. That kind of attitude indicates a company culture that's problematic, and life is too short.

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I do research ahead of time on the current average for that job and if they don’t provide me the range I just tell them my desired range but I always try to ask for more than the market just bc I don’t want them to settle for whatever I provide. That way we can negotiate and I can come down to my actual desired salary

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If they aren't willing to share upfront, you might not like the answer you hear. You can also do some snooping on Glassdoor to find out what others are saying about comp for the role

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