<prompt> Human: So I am putting some feels out on the job market and had a company reach out to me looking to set up an initial phone conversation. In the email their last question was what my anticipated salary range was. How do you respond to this typically? Assistant: I research similar positions in my area and their salary range. I then choose a number in the range that is slightly higher than my anticipated salary and request that, in addition to what benefits I would be happy with receiving. Glassdoor.com, Monster.com, Indeed.com, and payscale.com are what I typically use.Human: have you found that those sites are fairly accurate? From other subs Ive read people tend to say they are higher then whats typically being paid out.  <response>: In my last two positions Ive had with different companies, yes, it has been a pretty accurate range. For example, I was a Logistics operations manager, which was a 60-80k base salary range in my area. I interviewed for 7 or 8 it was about 5 years ago...so I dont remember exactly how many companies different positions, and was given offers for 4 of them. Each of the salaries were in the middle to high end of the range before negotiation, so I assumed that my range was on point. Obviously experience and education will play a role with the range, as well. 