<prompt> Human: My worry is that if they know I only make 30,000 at the moment that they will not offer me the full potential of the salary. So can I inflate the numbers a bit? Or will they ask for a W-2? This is not a sales job.They told me they will also ask for commission and bonuses of which I have not received because I dont work for commission and have only been at my current workplace for 6 months.I will have to relocate and commute, which is why I want the higher pay and my friend works the same position and makes 55,000. However I know that there are a lot of candidates and I fear that they may be okay with taking less pay, where I am not. They also asked for my past compensation details since 2011, although my jobs have only been summer employment because I was going to college.  <response>: I generally tend not to answer these questions until an offer is made.Im pretty good about keeping it vague, and keeping it reasonable. If the potential employer is with holding an offer until they find out past compensation, then in my opinion, they are looking to short change for the position. Which then leads me to question whether or not I really want to be employed there.I can understand that from their point of view, but as an employee I am looking to maximize my benefits of employment. 